128

By John Tognolini "Objectivity" and "balance" are terms used by many journalists to cop out of stating the obvious: that Aboriginal people in Australia are the victims of institutionalised racism from police and prison officers, and that these
By Richard J. Barnet and John Cavanagh A few hundred TNCs [transnational corporations] dominate the four intersecting webs of global commercial activity on which the fate of the world economy rests. Such TNCs exert a more profound influence on
To mark the 206th anniversary of the beginning of the European invasion of Australian, we asked a range of people from the Aboriginal community to comment on what was or wasn't accomplished in the International Year of Indigenous People, and on the
During the keynote speech he gave to the Newcastle Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly annual dinner dance last year, Tim Anderson remarked on the dominance of the world news at the time with stories of floods in the US. Why was this, he mused? Was it that the floods
By Tim E. Stewart First it was the spray-painted stencils "Certified Post-Arrivalist" on the footpaths of Sydney. Then there was a splattering of fluorescent stickers — poles, bus shelters, traffic lights all Certified Post-Arrivalist.
Israeli peace movement revives In the euphoria created in Israel by the September 13 handshake on the White House lawn, most of the peace groups in Israel "demobilised". Peace Now, Yesh Gvul ("There is a limit" — soldiers refusing operations
Playland Written and directed by Athol Fugard With John Kani and Sean Taylor Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney Reviewed by Jorge Sotirios Athol Fugard has written many a play which resonates with a commitment to the plight of the oppressed in
By Francisco Sobrino BUENOS AIRES — On July 13, 1992, Time proclaimed "Menem's miracle" and showed the Argentine president as a shining sun. Time was not alone: the entire imperialist media have been very satisfied with the way Carlos
Free trade The policy of free trade and the free movement of capital, pursued around the world during the last decade, has been part of a Class War by the rich against the poor, with the middle class sitting on the fence enjoying the benefits.
By Norm Dixon Opinion polls in South Africa indicate that support for the African National Congress may be close to the all-important 66% mark. Should the ANC win the April 27 elections with more than a two-thirds majority, it will be able to
The Snapper Directed by Stephen Frears With Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney and Ruth McCabe Dendy Cinema, Sydney Reviewed by Catherine Brown "Am I the only person in this house taking this seriously?", asks Dessie Curley (Colm Meaney) as his
Checkmate by Bishop? To paraphrase Paul Keating, every pet shop galah is talking about Bronwyn Bishop. Bishop has been elevated to almost regal status by a delighted Canberra press gallery starved of any real political debate between the two