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Looking out: I miss him

I miss himI miss him By Brandon Astor Jones "The exploration and innocence of one's childhood ought to be a beautiful thing — a thing done best by having had a childhood. How sad that so many adults can only know and painfully

ASIET plans national conference

By Jill Hickson SYDNEY — Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) is planning a national activists' conference on August 22-24 to discuss strategies to build solidarity with the struggles for democracy in Indonesia and for

Last push for agreements as nationalists brace for sieges

Last push for agreements as nationalists brace for sieges By Dave Riley With last-ditch efforts under way to avoid a summer of conflict on a par with last year, nationalists in the north of Ireland are preparing themselves for an onslaught

Abstudy cuts undermine self-determination

Abstudy cuts undermine self-determination By Daniel Kelly Cuts to Abstudy in the federal budget demonstrate how the rhetoric of "equal treatment" can be used to undermine the ability of disadvantaged groups to overcome the social

The Suharto regime and the Burmese military junta

The Suharto regime and the Burmese military junta By George J. Aditjondro In July, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia will be admitted into the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). As an Indonesian dissident in exile, I wish to

Loose cannons

Ask politely, like a good government "What I would like to see now is the tobacco companies operating in Australia openly and honestly state what is in their product ... We don't know what's in Australian cigarettes." — Federal health minister

Turkey: growing movement against oppression

A June 10 meeting attended by members of the progressive Turkish community in Sydney, the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance heard EFKAN BOLAC from the People's Justice Bureau of Turkey discuss the issues of Kurdish and Turkish political

When Darwin's bulldog became a lap-dog

Huxley: Evolution's High PriestBy Adrian DesmondMichael Joseph, 1997. 370 pp., $40 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Thomas Huxley was "Darwin's Bulldog", a brilliant scientist and fearless propagandist for Darwin's theory of evolution. Whereas

Challenging our perceptions

By Bronwen Beechey Body Suits is an exhibition that is touring nationally. It is produced by Arts Access, an organisation working with people who have a disability or are disadvantaged by social conditions, giving them the opportunity to make a

A future we can do without

Reforming Australia's UnionsEdited by Michael Costa and Mark HearnFederation Press, 1997.290pp., $24.95(pb) Review by James Vassilopoulos With the ALP's Prices and Incomes Accord now dead, it's easy to be sceptical about it, to express concern

'Making peace is a shared responsibility'

'Making peace is a shared responsibility' [The following is an abridged version of the speech by keynote speaker Martin McGuinness to the Wolfe Tone Commemoration on June 22.] [Sinn Féin has] faced disappointment, but we have also made

'Equality': Hanson's cover for racism

'Equality': Hanson's cover for racism By Peter Boyle "We must get across the message", said Pauline Hanson at her May 30 meeting in Newcastle, "that to call for all Australians to be treated equally is not racism, to say that to be