The Herbal BedBy Peter WhelanDirected by Marion PottsSydney Theatre CompanyWharf Theatre until March 8 Review by Helen Jarvis
Using fragments from the historical record, British playwright Peter Whelan has woven a well-crafted tale of moral dilemma
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By Alicia Cullen
A year ago, two East Timorese women, the first East Timorese women to do so, entered the Australian embassy in Jakarta, unsuccessfully seeking asylum in Australia. When Odilia Victor and Maria Sarmento sought refuge, a third
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RiveresqueWeddings, Parties, AnythingMushroom RecordsWhirligigThings of Stone and WoodShockReviewed by Marcus Greville Weddings, Parties, Anything have, in traditional Weddos style, produced another strong folky album full of emotion and
St Kilda Writers FestivalFebruary 1 - 16 at various locations Preview by Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE— "Beyond Writing" is the theme of the 10th annual St Kilda Writers Festival. The theme is addressed in a number of events that look at writing and
Queensland coal miners' victory
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Capricorn Coal management agreed in an Industrial Relations Commission hearing on January 22 to reinstate a sacked union shop steward at the company's central Queensland German Creek
Half-life: The NDP: Peace, protest and party politicsBy Gillian FisherState Library of NSW Press, 1995. 154pp., $14.95Reviewed by Margaret Gleeson The decision by the federal ALP government, in its first year in office, to give the go-ahead for the
By James Vassilopoulos
SYDNEY — "Fair go in NSW" proclaimed an article in the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU) journal, describing the new NSW industrial relations legislation. The act, drawn up by the state's Labor
The Struggle for Democracy in Indonesia: Introducing the People's Democratic PartyPublished by Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor in cooperation with the People's Democratic Party (PRD)46pp (large format), $6 Review by Mel Bull
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Kurdish refugees' lives at risk
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced on December 21 that the Atrush refugee camp, inside the "safe haven" in northern Iraq, would be closed within a month. The camp houses 15,000 Kurdish
By Barry Healy SYDNEY — Following a police raid on January 14, there has been a flurry of publicity about crime problems in the Aboriginal community centred on Eveleigh Street, Redfern, known as "the Block". Forty police sealed off the area and
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