Giap's role in the Vietnamese revolution
Giap: The victor in Vietnam
By Peter Macdonald
Warner Books, 1994. $14.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Stephen Robson
Written by a brigadier, the book concentrates on a military assessment of Vietnam's
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By Janet Parker
The plague of aircraft noise generated by the opening of the third runway at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport has generated a protest movement on a scale not seen in many years. The draft environmental impact statement in 1991
Family man
John Howard's re-election to the leadership of the party-that-can't-find-a-leader has been accompanied by a barrage of comments on that most fundamental of institutions, the family.
Howard admits that "on ... issues such as the
ADELAIDE — Planning for International Women's Day is well under way. A guest speaker from Kababaihan, which represents women workers and urban poor of the Philippines, will be the feature of the day. Other speakers will take up issues related to
Indonesian terrorism
The National Council of Maubere Resistance (CNRM) reports that Indonesians from Java on January 25 stabbed to death Atai, an East Timorese of Chinese ancestry, in Bairro Pite. It was not immediately known whether the killers
Campaign for Coogee women's pool
SYDNEY — A concerted community campaign has begun to save the Coogee women's pool. It is currently under threat from one man, who has contested the council's right to refuse him entry to the pool, which has
Heavenly Creatures
Directed by Peter Jackson
Written by Frances Walsh and Peter Jackson
Starring Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet
Produced by Wingnut Films
Reviewed by Jenny Long
Based on the true story made famous as one of New
Dundunbanza!
Sierra Maestra
World Circuit through Larrikin Entertainment
Reviewed by Norm Dixon
As the Adelaide WOMAD (World of Music and Dance) festival approaches, world music enthusiasts are licking their lips at the prospect of some of
A report released in January by the Pesticides Trust (UK) indicates that corporate strategies to expand markets for pesticides and the increasing export of agricultural produce from developing countries are leading to an increase in pesticide use in
Roger Clarke continues a debate
Frank Noakes' letter (GLW #171) introduced a refreshingly reasonable note into our discussion of the ALP Left. His remark that Lenin "lived long ago and far away" is a fitting comment on the way that Lenin has
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