A look into privatisation
A glimpse of the wonders of privatisation was provided on October 17 when a report tabled in the NSW parliament by the auditor-general, Tony Harris, dredged up the scandal of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel and similar
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Scientists, politicians and economists recently gathered in New Zealand for the Greenhouse 94 conference from October 10 to 14. Discussions at the conference confirmed that the heat is on: sea levels are rising, climate patterns are shifting, and the
Dickens
By Peter Ackroyd
Mandarin, 1994. 608 pp., $16.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
Dickens was one heck of a writer. Only the rich and unfeeling do not cry with pity for the hard lot of his heroes, laugh at the pomposity
The Chatto Book of Dissent
By Michael Rosen and David Widgery
Chatto and Windus. 457 pp., $19.95
Reviewed by Dave Riley
"Nothing is harder and takes more character than to stand in open opposition to one's time and loudly
Looking out: Smiles, age and wisdom
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Everyone has been a child. All can understand through muffled memory how childhood was. But none has been old except those who are that now." — Bert Kruger Smith
Bridging Two Worlds: Aboriginal English and Crosscultural Understanding
By Jean Harkins
University of Queensland Press, 1994
Reviewed by Nina Murka
This is a scholarly yet readable book. It is motivated by Jean Harkins'
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — In Russian workplaces, the era of "social partnership" is ending. The period opening up will be one of sackings, lockouts and union-breaking, as bosses force workers to pay the costs of capitalist "reform".
By Ian Harrison
In the six years of the Bougainville war, the Australian government has directly invested over $200 million into the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). According to Department of Defence information, around 100
By Norm Dixon
MADRID — Among the thousands of activists attending the recent Alternative Forum: The Other Voices of the Planet conference here was writer Darrin Wood. Wood recently visited Chiapas, Mexico, with a team of committed film
By Frank Noakes
Ralph Nader, the world's best-known consumer rights advocate, visited Australia as the guest of the Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations earlier this month. The talented lawyer, who successfully pushed for the
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