SYDNEY — Greg Friend (King O'Malley) and Brett Ahern (Billy Hughes) argue about conscription in The Legend of King O'Malley at the New Theatre in Newtown. Written by Michael Boddy and Bob Ellis, directed by Matthew Samuel, The Legend is a
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Jamaica?
Thanks for you article about race relations in Cuba, by Edwin and Jo Hoffman (GLW #124).
I would like at this point to bring in little Jamaica, only 90 miles south of Cuba, where I lived for many years. In both Haiti and Jamaica
Chiselled in Stone
Papalote
Larrikin Entertainment
Reviewed by Jorge Jorquera
This is a fantastic mix of Latin tunes and rhythms, in songs both original and traditional.
Papalote takes its name from a song about a kite-maker by the
By John Pilger
In his essay "Politics and the English Language", George Orwell wrote: "Political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible. Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and
Dragons in Distress: Asia's miracle economies in crisis
By Walden Bello and Stephanie Rosenfeld
Penguin, 1992. 346 pp.
Reviewed by Sean Healy
Few modern myths have been so pervasive, and yet so oppressive, as that of the "Asian tigers",
By Jana D.K.
JAKARTA — Worker activists and representatives of non-government organisations have met ACTU president Martin Ferguson and told him of their opposition to the ACTU's decision to provide $2 million to, and strengthen cooperation
By Tracy Sorensen
With their neatly strapped backpacks and boots good enough to tackle mountains, the two young women sitting opposite me in a crowded tram radiated health, intelligence and independence. Prague in summertime was laid out before
By Craig Cormick
Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe.
Copulating
Challenging Faith
By John A. McKenzie
Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 166 pp. $16.95
Reviewed by Catherine Brown
Challenging Faith is a personal account from one of the thousands of people who joined the Communist Party of Australia in the
By Max Lane
Some 110,000 people rallied in Manila on November 30, sending a clear message to the Ramos government that the progressive moment is ready and able to launch a new campaign for political and economic reforms. The unity statement of