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Cuba solidarity night

Cuba solidarity night By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Cuban people are facing the economic crisis confronting the revolution, known as the "special period", with strength and innovation, Roberto Jorquera, Latin American solidarity activist,

Stunning photographs from East Timor

East Timor 1942-1992: A Retrospective Photographic Exhibition Curated by Oliver Strewe and Jenny Groves Bondi Pavilion Gallery, Bondi Beach 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until March 6 Reviewed by Jill Hickson This wonderful display, presented by

Defending student unionism

By Jo Brown Students enrolling on Victorian campuses in recent weeks have been confronted by Liberal students asking them to sign petitions in support of voluntary student unionism (VSU). The Liberal students are trying to gain support for VSU

Toxic exports: the international waste trade

By Tom Kelly In response to pollution scandals and toxic disasters, in the 1980s the rich industrialised countries of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) adopted relatively strict regulations governing the disposal

The Vibe hits Adelaide

The Vibe hits Adelaide By Michael Arnold A highlight of this year's Adelaide Festival will be the presentation of three raves and a number of club nights by new rave travellers the Vibe Tribe. The Vibe Tribe, formed from the

145 jobs chopped at AQIS

By Steve Rogers CANBERRA — Quarantine and food quality issues have been cast aside in the latest round of cuts to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. On February 14, management released a proposed structure to staff which chopped

Looking into the abyss

Schindler's List Directed by Steven Spielberg Screenplay by Steven Zaillian Reviewed by Jon Land This film traces the remarkable story of Oskar Schindler and his efforts to save some 1100 Polish Jews from the Nazi Holocaust. Adapted from

Coalition to save Adelaide Hills face

Coalition to save Adelaide Hills face By Ramona Shee ADELAIDE — "The hills face is not protected, but ordinary people think it is", Ben Carslake, secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) told Green Left

Write on

Bobbit trial The Lorena Bobbit verdict certainly speaks for the place of women in the criminal justice system. But its message is one of exclusion, dangerous and nebulous alternative sanctions and the consequences for good little girls trying to

The moral revolutionary

Bertrand Russell By Caroline Moorehead Sinclair Stevenson, 1993. 596 pp. $26.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Though born in 1872, Bertrand Russell — philosopher and outspoken political dissenter — can still satisfy the sceptical and

Loose cannons

All relative "There is no democracy in preselection , and we need to democratise our party ... we need a more broad-based selection committee who will look at people not because they are someone's relative but because they deserve it." — NSW

Plastic is poison

By Tom Kelly A worker using a wooden stick presses plastic bundles into a hopper, where it melts into a grey mass. The plastic is mixed with a colouring agent and tipped into a moulding machine, where it is formed into coat hangers. Nearby,