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Xanana trial Why has no television station shown footage from Dili during the trial of Xanana Gusmao? At least one might have expected the ABC to show film of those involved in the trial entering or leaving the Dili court building.
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — It could have been any of a series of meetings called in recent times by the outlawed Communist Party. The venue was kept secret until the last moment. Would-be participants were required to appear on the morning
Suharto still silent on vice-president By Max Lane The Indonesian People's Deliberative Assembly (MPR) began meeting on March 1. It is expected to re-elect Suharto as president and to choose a new vice-president sometime between March 9
An unlikely tour de force Punch me in the stomach!D> By Deb Filler and Alison Summers Directed by Alison Summers Performed by Deb Filler Anthill at the Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne, until March 21, then Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, from
Powell calls for broader coalition By Pip Hinman MELBOURNE — Independent Senator Janet Powell and Di Quin, Democratic Socialist candidate for Melbourne, put the case for progressive politics at a meeting of 60 people organised by the
Christabel Chamarette Do you think alternative parties will ever break the stranglehold of the two major parties? The Greens WA are extremely hopeful, because we've just got our first state member of the upper house. However, in the lower
By Malik Miah One of the reasons so many youth, especially black youth, like Malcolm X is because he was so direct. "Do you know why the white man really hates you?", Malcolm asked. "It's because every time he sees your face, he sees the
By Max Lane On March 13 Australians will brave the gauntlet of How to Vote leaflets to cast a vote which will decide which of the major parties will become the government. They will not, however, be deciding who rules Australia. Although
International Playhouse: Almost Always African — A radio play by Anne Caulfield. Moses Biama, a Gambian musician, is "discovered" and carried off to London with a fat recording contract by Frank, a once successful but fading British rock star.
By Norm Dixon SYDNEY — Australian human rights lawyer Rosemarie Gillespie, just returned after four months living and travelling in rebel-held areas of Bougainville, has dismissed claims by the Papua New Guinea government that it is in
Close My Eyes (R) A film by Stephen Poliakoff Starring Alan Rickman, Clive Owens, Saskia Reeves Cinema Nova and Brighton Bay, March 1993 Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti This second feature by writer-director Stephen Poliakoff (Hidden
By Bruce Marlowe Many voters are looking for an alternative to Labor and Liberal, but are fearful of inadvertently contributing to the return of a Liberal government. Some have been asking Green Left Weekly how the preferences of the various