Wagner: Race and RevolutionBy Paul Lawrence RoseFaber & Faber, 1996. 246 pp., $24.95 (pb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon Hitler was a fan of Richard Wagner, always opening the Nuremberg rallies with the overture to Wagner's "Rienzi" opera. Does this mean
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"Try to imagine a large frog on a poster, smiling a huge smile. Around his head are tracks of insects whizzing by. A caption under the frog reads: 'Time's fun when you're having flies!' "— The Reverend Greg Skala
Have you ever noticed
Porgera land-holders oppose increased tailings
Land-holders from the Kulini Strickland Resource Owners Association are outraged over Porgera Joint Venture's (PJV) application seeking a water use permit to quadruple the amount of tailings dumped
By Sonny Melencio
At 4pm on Tuesday, November 12, Filemon "Popoy" Lagman, chairperson of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP — Solidarity of Filipino Workers), was arrested by eight carloads of military operatives of the Intelligence
The Backsliders — Australia's premier of traditional African-American blues performing live. ABC Radio National, Friday, November 22, 9pm.
Earthbeat: The Fate of the Forests in Northern NSW — The northern NSW forests are a hot spot in the
By Anne O'Callaghan
PERTH — An unprecedented election initiative here seems certain to make waves in the December 14 state elections. A well-known Aboriginal activist is joining forces with an activist from the Asian Australian community to stand
Racist minister gets 'special treatment' from protesters
By Kerryn Williams
CANBERRA — An angry group of protesters gathered at the Australian National University on November 15 to picket a function addressed by Aboriginal affairs minister John
By Ivana Milojevic
It was a sunny day, as it often is in Queensland. Pauline Hanson was a bit down that day. She had been denied access to a school, also to a meeting, and had recently been harassed by demonstrators and even threatened with
Murder most foul
Once upon a time — and a terrible time it was too — in the land downunder there lived a very bad man named Martin. Martin was a lonely boy and had few friends. Indeed, it would be true to say that Martin didn't have any. In all
The Liverpool docks dispute is reaching its first anniversary. The dockers were sacked when they refused to cross picket lines put in place by contract workers. This was a clear provocation set up by their management in order to attack the only
By Carla Gorton
ADELAIDE — Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) will be in the national spotlight again in coming weeks. The federal government wants the Hindmarsh Island bridge to go ahead and has introduced the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Bill 1996 to
Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's JO BROWN spoke to three Resistance members involved in the campaign against racism: CONRAD BARRETT from Brisbane, WENDY ROBERTSON from Sydney and ARUN PRADHAN from Perth. Question: What do you think has been the general response
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