GLW issue 156, published 1994-08-24.

Radio highlights

International Playhouse — The Rocking Chair — By Jean Claude Brisville, translated and adapted by Vernon Dobtcheff. A brash young publisher has sacked the literary manager, an older man who has spent his whole career reading in the rocking chair

Crime and punishment — US style

By Del Cassidy Two young men order a pizza. When the delivery man arrives they rob him and beat him senseless with a baseball bat. Not an uncommon scenario in the United States, arguably one of the most violent countries in the world. In this

Qld government fast tracks marina resort

By Anthony Brown BRISBANE — After the receivers moved in on his Hamilton Island resort in 1992, infamous Queensland developer Keith Williams started looking around for another part of North Queensland in which to open up his brand of tourism.

South Africa: which way forward for the left?

"The Reconstruction and Development Program and the left: how and what are we reconstructing and developing?" was the theme of a debate recently held in Johannesburg. Sponsored by Phambili Books, the city's only socialist bookshop, the meeting heard

Further

Australian News

Kennett rams through Grand Prix plans

Kennett rams through Grand Prix plans By Dave Wright MELBOURNE — The Kennett government has been exempted from conducting an environment impact study on the Albert Park Grand Prix development. The state governor granted the exemption

Call to cease 'cold war' against North Korea

Call to cease 'cold war' against North Korea National leaders of the Uniting Church, Rev Dr D'Arcy Wood (President) and Rev Gregor Henderson (General Secretary) called on the Prime Minister on June 21 to seek a diplomatic, new initiative for

Further Australian News

International News

Mine capture disputed by BRA

Mine capture disputed by BRA By Frank Enright Claims by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Paias Wingti that PNG armed forces retook the Panguna copper mine on Bougainville on August 16, have been described as premature. Speaking on Radio Free

Picket keeps heat on Russian polluters

By Irina Glushchenko MOSCOW — After more than five weeks, a picket placed by environmentalists on one of Russia's worst industrial polluters came to an end on August 7. Defying harassment from local authorities, the protesters outside the

Further International News

Editorial

Keating's privatisation push threatens jobs and environment

Keating's privatisation push threatens jobs and environment When Prime Minister Paul Keating met with state premiers in the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting on August 19 they claimed to be discussing a new national competition

Cultural Dissent

The Solzhenitsyn school of falsification

The Solzhenitsyn school of falsification The Russia That We Lost Directed by Stanislav Govorukhin Screening on SBS 8.30pm August 25 and September 1 Reviewed by Doug Lorimer The promo for this two-hour "documentary" issued by SBS

South Africa's militant musos

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — The cream of South Africa's musicians and pop performers have embarked on a militant campaign to defeat continued racism by record companies, record retailers, radio and television. They are demanding that

Further Cultural Dissent

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