Satire, to be worthy of its name, generalises, exaggerates and distorts. Because it relies on its immediate impact and addresses topical vices and abuses, satire can rely on persistence in its struggle against hypocrisy, pretence and
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Court rules on immunisationBRISBANE — A recent ruling by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is sure to have significant impact on parents of young children nationwide. In a landmark decision, commissioner William
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The thought and work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire have revived education as a subversive force.
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The O'Tooles were the first in our street to get television. It was 1956, the Melbourne Olympics were on and our biggest treat was to be invited to their lounge room to watch the magic. Young Peter O'Toole, was forever going on about
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The way we are encouraged to view them, our working — and particularly our living environments — are hostile places. While we may view our homes as safety zones, outside the front door is something else again. Even a walk to the
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BRISBANE — When the ALP lost office in Queensland in the aftermath of the Mundingburra by-election, many local activists were stunned. The Queensland Greens copped the blame. An early accuser was the West End Neighbourhood News,
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Norma Nord joined the Communist Party of Australia in 1937. "I was a terribly nervous, highly strung, very sick girl because I had suffered from malnutrition and neglect as a child. As I grew older, I had to overcome all
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Party preferred@column = They've gone and done something they're not supposed to do. They were warned. They knew the consequences. But the people of Queensland got carried away and have protesteth too much. @column =
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Augusto Boal is a major figure in world theatre. Any contemporary discussion about taking theatre to the people, of popularising it and renewing its relevance, cannot proceed without reference to him. Enthusiastic exponents of his
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Who's ruling who?Perhaps you have wondered what separates the major political parties, one from the other. "A cigarette paper", I hear a cynic say. "Class", yells someone more hopeful. Perhaps, at the end of polling
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Time and motionI'll tell you what enterprise bargaining is about — consensus. It's as simple as give and take. After a time, you don't even notice the little sacrifices you are asked to make. At one factory I was
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When I left school at the end of 1966 I had two passions — theatre and politics. But they seemed contrary to one another. While I was able to indulge my dramatic bent at university, my political commitment was much more