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Poem: Coward's Way

Coward's Way Your demands for justicefall to the ground at my feetMy ears are deaf to your criesfor profit must come before people— it's a simple factof my political life!I will not utter an apology— to do so would admit to guiltfor although I

Abortion rights pamphlet launched

Abortion rights pamphlet launched By Susan Price MELBOURNE The new Resistance Books pamphlet, Abortion: A woman's right, the case for law repeal, was launched here on June 12 at the Resistance Bookshop. The 50 people who attended heard Lynette

One Nation: 'A challenge we must rise to'

By Arun Pradhan MELBOURNE — The One Nation party here is attempting to step up its activity and profile. New state convener Robyn Spencer is well qualified for the job, with over a decade's experience campaigning against migrants in the group

Juicy, velvety and lethal polemic

Waiting for the BarbariansBy Lewis LaphamVerso, 1997, 230 pp., $39.95 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon "Satire is humour sent on a moral errand." So writes Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper's Magazine, whose new collection of essays is a welcome revelation

Wide support for choice in Darwin

By Natalie Zirngast DARWIN — Members of the NT Pro Choice Collective on June 12 presented local ALP MP Claire Martin with a petition containing almost 1000 signatures supporting the removal of abortion from the NT criminal code. The collective

We were tortured, democracy activist reports

We were tortured, democracy activist reports By James Balowski On June 13, three leaders of Indonesia's outlawed People's Democratic Party (PRD) were released from custody. They were Mugianto (who visited Australia in 1996 under the name Robby

Rory all over

Rory all over Lullabies for Big BabiesRory McLeodCooking Vinyl (through Festival) Review by Alex Bainbridge Rory McLeod is a British folk singer/songwriter who seems to have tried his hand at just about every form of live entertainment around.

A dream come true

A dream come true The following is abridged from a piece by Melbourne-based East Timorese writer ELIZEBETE LIM GOMES, which she read at an Indonesian cultural night in Melbourne on June 12. "Reformasi!", the Indonesian students chanted in the

Write on: letters to the editor

Campaign building Paul Petit (GLW #321) provides little detail in his letter implying a "lack of activity" by the Democratic Socialist Party in building campaigns. When he opens the GLW that arrives in his mail each week, does he notice the

Loose cannons

Forerunner "A lot of the things I'm saying on immigration [John Howard] said in 1988, and he is trying to do something about Wik and native title." — Pauline Hanson. Different "People do not spend $3 million on a watch to tell the time.

The Northern Ireland agreement: will it bring peace?

By Doug Lorimer Speaking in Belfast shortly before the Labour Party won the UK general election last year, Tony Blair declared, "I believe in the United Kingdom. I value the union" between Britain and Northern Ireland. Within this framework, on

Looking out: The voice of God

The voice of God By Brandon Astor Jones "You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is." — Jerry The words above were spoken by a slave named Jerry. When Mark Twain listened, Jerry often shared his