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A shelf full of heresies

United States: Essays 1952-1992 By Gore Vidal Abacus, 1994. 1295 pp., $19.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Gore Vidal has, for most of his 70 years, been writing novels, plays, essays and journalism in a brave attempt to hold back the

Full program for St Kilda festival

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — The short film, a poor relation of cinema for years, is experiencing something of a resurgence. Films like Ana Kokkinis' Only the Brave have won international awards and cinema distribution. Some of the more

A very 'ordinary' commentator

Studs Terkel's Chicago SBS, Thursday, April 20, 8.30pm Reviewed by Norm Dixon Studs Terkel is one of the United States' most celebrated radical writers. In his long life he has been a gangster (at least in radio soap operas), a DJ, a

SACP discusses new phase of struggle

By Tim Dauth JOHANNESBURG — "Consolidate and advance": these are the tasks, delegates to the South African Communist Party Gauteng regional congress here decided on March 18-19. The congress recognised that the immediate task is to address the

Victorian hospital jobs under threat

Victorian hospital jobs under threat By Seetal Dodd MELBOURNE — Jobs and job security are under threat at the Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, formed in a recent amalgamation between Heidelberg and Austin hospitals in Melbourne's

Write on

Hilton explosion I am not quite sure of the point of attempting to maintain that what happened outside the Sydney Hilton Hotel on 13 February 1978 was not a bombing as Joan Coxsedge and Gerry Harant do in their article "Fallout from an

Australia 1995

Australia 1995 By John Tomlinson As we woodchip our way towards a forest policy, setting up bilby abattoirs in Pitjantjatjara country, our journalists inquire of highly paid bankers whether we should put up interest rates in order to

Kazakhstan's parliament is dissolved

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbaev has always stood out among political leaders in the former Soviet Union for his skill at manoeuvring in quickly changing situations. As a Communist Party official of Kazakh

Australia's role: Mining giant's war on West Papua

Thirty-seven people — 22 civilians and 15 alleged guerillas — were killed by the Indonesian army in West Papua between June 1994 and February 1995, according to a report released by the Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA) on April 5.

Major parties vote themselves another $15 million

By Lisa Macdonald Two weeks ago, the ALP, Coalition and Australian Democrats voted themselves a windfall totalling over $15 million. The Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1994, passed by the Senate on March 30, was a deal

Life of Riley: Bump me into parliament

Bump me into parliament Dave Riley How do you reckon I'd go as prime minister? It's a thought, isn't it? Instead of the glint from John Howard's glasses, the light at the end of the tunnel could be me. Of course, I'd keep doing these

Meeting supports sexuality bill

Meeting supports sexuality bill By Leon Harrison PERTH — On April 4, 25 members of Perth's gay community met with Australian Democrat Sid Spindler to support his proposed bill to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexuality.