Victory for gay rights
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — David Paul Jobling was granted a $60,000 compensation payment on November 22. The Equal Opportunity Tribunal declared that Jobling was prevented from taking up an artist-teaching
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By Jose Gutierrez
"What kind of a person would become a torturer? What kind of a person would become a member of the death squads?", journalist Superna Aggarwal asked former Treasury Police officer Rene Hurtado. "Anyone", he replied, "You can
ATSIC councillors face election
By Karen Fredericks
The second ATSIC (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission) Regional Council elections will be held around Australia on Saturday, December 4. The election comes at a time when
Summerhaze
Cathie O'Sullivan
Jarra Hill through Larrikin Entertainment
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
Potential buyers of Cathie O'Sullivan's fascinating album should ignore the dreadful packaging. Through some strange lapse of judgment, Larrikin
UDO SCHUEKLENK is a member of an international group of biomedical scientists, gay activists and persons with AIDS. The policy statement of the group reads: "It is widely believed by the general public that a retrovirus called HIV causes the group of
Too much power
Canadian publisher Conrad Black's need to feed his enormous ego by revealing personal and political exploits (exploitations) in his self-important autobiography has lifted the lid once more on the shady dealings between leading
Lucky Dube still dazzles
By Sujatha Fernandes
SYDNEY — Dreadlocks streaming through the air, teasing the expectant audience with his wicked grin and rhythmic moves, Lucky Dube delivered every bit of what was promised by the promoters of
Some of Robyn Archer's best
Ancient Wonders
By Robyn Archer
Larrikin Records
Reviewed by Melanie Sjoberg
It is a reflection of the high level of seriousness that Robyn Archer pays to political issues and her home town, that she sent
Brisbane garbos vote to end strike
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — A dawn meeting of 300 garbage collectors in King George Square voted on November 26 to end their two-day strike and accept the city council's improved redundancy offer.
The
MELBOURNE — The Australia Cuba Friendship Society organised a well-attended barbecue on November 21 to mark the completion of its latest project, which raised $4000 to pay for an electric power generator for a medical clinic in Cuba. The 80 people
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