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Jericho-Gaza: a small triumph to build upon

By Rami Khoury The apparent breakthrough agreement between Israel and the PLO on an initial self-governing Palestinian authority in Jericho and Gaza has generated much excitement, but also scepticism and opposition in both Israeli and Arab

Queen Street Mall threat

Queen Street Mall threat By Nikki Ulasowski BRISBANE — City mall management renewed attacks on democratic rights in the Queen Street Mall on November 30 by trying to force removal of a display board which was part of a stall supporting

Thank you

This issue will be the last 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly produced in 1993. The first issue in 1994 will be dated January 19. Issue 126 marks the successful publication of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly for three years. And without doubt, the third year has been the

Indonesian student activist arrested

Indonesian student activist arrested By Edi Budianto JAKARTA — A leading student activist, Nuku Suleiman, was arrested in the early hours of Friday, November 26 in the office of Yayasan Pijar, a Jakarta student organisation. He has been

Reflection and reconciliation

By Ignatius Kim Hurtling to international success with the hit single "Treaty", Yothu Yindi have become the cultural ambassadors for traditional Australian music. After representing Australia at the UN launch of the International Year for the

Strange, that

Strange, that "The image has not been a good or helpful one. It's all about spooks and reds under the bed and that kind of thing." — ASIO head David Sadleir on public perceptions of his organisation. Rushed "Frankly speaking, we just don't

Building a new politics in Canada

DENNIS HOWLETT is a founding member and Steering Committee member of the Action Canada Network and co-chair of the Network's Education and Communication Committee. During a recent visit to Sydney, he was interviewed by LISA MACDONALD for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳.

Looking out: The mechanics of forgiveness

As recently as 100 years ago, white people in America committed diabolically criminal acts — and still do — against humanity in general, and against people of colour in particular, routinely. Often, on mere whims, white men, women and even

CJC hears witnesses on death in custody

By John Nebauer and Kerry Vernon BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission's public inquiry into the death in police custody of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock, 18, began here on November 24. The original police account was that they

Economic changes in Vietnam impact on women

By Stephen Robson HANOI — The introduction of private enterprises has adversely affected women here. Of some 700,000 people who have lost their jobs in the state sector, two-thirds are women. Creches and kindergartens have deteriorated

Work and leisure

By Frank Noakes Charles Dickens writing during and of early industrial Britain (those glorious days extolled by Margaret Thatcher et al), relates that entry to public parks in the industrial towns was prohibitively expensive, except on Sunday

... and ain't i a woman?: White ribbons

White ribbons The small contingent of Men Against Sexual Assault (MASA) who stood beside the route of the Sydney Reclaim the Night march with their banner this year, received a warm very welcome, at least from the women marching near me. It was