By Dave Riley
Satire, to be worthy of its name, generalises, exaggerates and distorts. Because it relies on its immediate impact and addresses topical vices and abuses, satire can rely on persistence in its struggle against hypocrisy, pretence and
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By Iggy Kim and Peter Boyle
Racism is often presented as a deep-seated and "ancient" suspicion and hostility between people of different races — a "natural" if mistaken prejudice that is hard to eradicate but will eventually be banished through
By Dave Mizon
MELBOURNE — At a mass meeting held at Williamstown Hall on February 14, more than 400 workers, members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Electrical Trades Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers
details = The Captive Republic: A history of republicanism in Australia 1788-1996By Mark McKennaCambridge University Press, 1996334 pp., $29.95(pb), $90.00(hb)
Review by Alex Bainbridge
For many people, the republic debate is simply a bore — a
Reith's 'compete-or-perish' plan for the public service
By Val Edwards
In November, industrial relations minister Peter Reith issued his paper "Towards a Best Practice Australian Public Service". It sounds like a discussion document, but don't
Life of Riley: Stiff bickies
The Arnott's extortion attempt has hit the innocent hardest: the company, its employees and shareholders. The day the story broke, Arnott's shares fell 25 cents; after only three days 300 casual employees were stood
Me Generation and the death of a nation
There was a time when most knew want and therefore understood,
That in this land across the sea, there was a chance for good.
Knowing adversity, they saw their fellows in that light
And so against
By Jon Lamb
A number of major oil projects in the Timor Sea have recently been approved by the Howard government. On February 14, BHP Petroleum and partners (Petroz, Santos and Inpex Sahul Ltd.) received permission to develop the Elang-Kakatua oil
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — During 1996, Russia's Ministry of Defence Industry reported in January, output in the country's defence factories fell by a further 27.1% to a mere 12.8% of its 1991 level. That's not so bad, you might say — every
Every day we are bombarded with news of the "free" market achievements of the newly industrialised countries (NICs) — the "miracle" economies of South-East Asia.
In the less industrialised countries, politicians who kowtow to the dictates of the
Swaziland democracy strikers hold firm
By Norm Dixon
Mass meetings of striking Swaziland workers in the vital sugar and forestry industries voted on February 16 to continue a general strike into its third week. The strikers, organised by the
Campaign to save the Block heats up
By Chris Spindler and Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — The campaign to save Redfern's Aboriginal community has heated up amidst repeated denials by the Aboriginal Housing Company of plans to redevelop Eveleigh
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