More charges thrown at Pinochet
ON APRIL 7, Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon decided to accuse Augusto Pinochet of 11 more cases of torture allegedly committed between 1988 and 1990. The latest charges bring to 60 the total number of charges pending
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By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — The University of Queensland student union executive has shocked students and anti-voluntary student unionism campaigners by formally disassociating itself from the Cross Campus Anti-VSU Collective (CCAVSUC). At its
Protest against Sydney nuclear reactor
By Molly Wishart
SYDNEY — Six hundred people attended a rally on April 11 to protest against a new nuclear reactor proposed for Lucas Heights in southern Sydney. The rally was held outside the front gates
How a mass movement defeated uranium strategy
By Greg Adamson
By early 1979, the Australian anti-uranium movement had grown rapidly for more than two years. Millions of people were now convinced of the dangers of the nuclear fuel cycle. Hundreds
Polemical theatre without gimmicks
Face To FaceBy David WilliamsonDirected by Sandra BatesEnsemble Theatre, SydneyUntil May 8 Review by Brendan Doyle
David Williamson goes back to his working-class roots with his latest play, Face To Face, which
Lolita denies the reality of abuse
By Zanny Begg
Adrian Lyne's 1997 adaption of Vladimir Nabokov's novel has been dogged by controversy. It took a year to clear US censors and it was nearly banned by Australian authorities. Much of the hype
Marxism or nationalism?
Fatherland or Mother Earth? Essays on the National QuestionBy Michael LöwyPluto Press, 1998108 pp., $29.95 (pb) Review by Doug Lorimer
Michael Löwy, director of Research in Sociology at the National Centre for
Speak-out on Balkans war
By Bea Brear
SYDNEY — The socialist youth organisation Resistance organised a snap speak-out at Town Hall on April 16 against the NATO war on Serbia and Serbia's attacks on Kosova. Resistance organiser Sarah Peart spoke
Rape Crisis Centre in crisis
By Stephanie Roper
EESYDNEY — The NSW Rape Crisis Centre has been threatened with loss of funding after operating in deficit for the last two years. The centre says it has been forced into a budget deficit by the
Telstra: making life harder
By Leo Wellin
Cutting a birthday cake on the day you announce your resignation after being denied a redundancy is giving life a cruel twist. Such is the experience of Bill Bogan, a Telstra employee for more than 37
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