By Bronwen Beechey
The 44th Melbourne International Film Festival begins on June 8, screening more than 200 films from 28 countries. The centenary of cinema will be a theme of the festival, which will begin with a restored print and newly
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By Mustafa Barghuthi
Nobody today questions the absolute need for a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. There is, however, a growing awareness that the current peace process fails to meet the needs of the
Since the opening of the parallel north-south runway at Sydney airport in November, independent reports have emerged highlighting the adverse health effects suffered by residents living under the new flight paths. DEAF — Doctors and Allied Health
Latcho Drom (Safe Journey)
Directed by Tony Gatlif
With Rom musicians of India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, France and Spain
Lumiere Cinema, Melbourne
Reviewed by Bronwen Beechey
About 1000 years ago a Sanskrit-speaking tribe, for
Critical Realism: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Roy Bhaskar
By Andrew Collier
Verso, 1994
Plato Etc: The Problems of Philosophy and their Resolution
By Roy Bhaskar
Verso, 1994
Reviewed by Neville Spencer
The philosophical
By Sonja de Vries
HAVANA, May Day — Drag queens danced at the head of
the crowd filing past the podium where Raul Castro and other
members of the Cuban government and trade unions stood. The crowd
cheered; the Coro Gigante de la
Selling the air: the trade in 'pollution rights'
A carbon tax and similar market-based "solutions" to environmental problems have been canvassed in Australia by governments and by some environmental organisations. In the United States, reliance
Forum discusses future of Cambodia
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Aid to Cambodia and solidarity with its people are now crucial if the brutal Khmer Rouge forces are to be defeated, Dr Helen Jarvis told a public forum at the Resistance Centre
Threat to Indonesian dissident in Australia
By Max Lane
On June 1 police in central Java issued the third summons for Indonesian dissident academic Dr George Aditjondro. Police authorities also stated that efforts would be made to extradite
Cuban speaks on life under the US blockade
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — Basilio Gutierrez, head of the Oceania and Asia section of ICAP (the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples), told a public meeting at the Trades and Labor
News briefs
CANBERRA — Another victim has fallen prey to the inadequacies of the ACT's health system. A young Aboriginal woman died while in the care of a major hospital in what are described by community representatives as "highly unusual
By Francesca Davidson
On June 3, around 1500 people across Australia marked World Environment Day by taking to the streets demanding an end to environmental destruction.
From Sydney, Sandra Wallace reports that 300 people joined a march
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