In mid February, spectacular television footage of a confrontation between police and young Aborigines in Sydeney's Redfern flashed around the world. By mirroring the daily scenes of conflict from occupied Palestine, these images dramatised to the
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George Samuel
While university students fight the introduction of voluntary student unionism, the effect of management-controlled student organisations has hit home at Ultimo TAFE.
The annual general meeting and board elections for the TAFEs
Paul Oboohov, Canberra
The campaign to save the O'Connor and Bruce Ridge from the Gungahlin Drive extension escalated on March 22, when up to 100 protesters blockaded the work site. Nine people were arrested over two days of protests, organised by
Amid a sea of red, white, and blue flags and chants of "Homeland â yes, Communism â no", the right wing held its eerie celebration on the evening of March 21, election day in El Salvador. By an unexpectedly high margin, Tony Saca, the
Nidal al Haddad
On March 24, the United Nations Human Rights Commission adopted a resolution condemning Israel's assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin. Thirty-one countries represented on the commission, including UN Security
Poverty I
The Howard government stands condemned for its callous dismissal of the Senate committee's report on poverty in Australia. The government's cynical response displays contempt for the two-year inquiry process and for the 260 organisations
The Secret Death of Salvador DaliBy Stephen SewellStables Theatre, SydneyMarch 24 to April 17
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
In the foyer, a violinist in dinner suit and angel wings plays sitting in a suspended picture frame. You climb the stairs into
Pip Hinman
Mark Latham's March 23 promise that an ALP government would bring Australian troops out of Iraq — preferably by Christmas — has been welcomed by the peace movement. However, just three days later, in the face of pressure from the US
Cass Ilia
ALP leader Mark Latham's promise to bring the troops home has been welcomed by many anti-war organisations and parties, including the Socialist Alliance.
Lisa Macdonald, who is the alliance's candidate for Reid in the federal election,
Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark PrinceBy Marc ElliotAndre Deutsch, 2003305 pages, $30 (pb)
Review by Phil Shannon
"Who's afraid of the Big Bad Walt?", read the placards of striking Disney cartoonists in 1941, mocking the popular lyric from Walt
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