James Balowski, Jakarta
The government of Megawati Sukarnoputri declared martial law in Indonesia's northern-most province of Aceh last May. It launched an "integrated operation" to smash the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and restore "law and order".
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Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
Socialist Alliance candidate Coral Wynter gained 3.5% (533 votes at the close of counting on polling night) in the Central ward in the March 27 Brisbane City Council election.
The Greens won 17.5% in the same inner-city
Amid a sea of red, white, and blue flags and chants of "Homeland — yes, Communism — 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
Doug Lorimer
"An opinion poll suggests most Iraqis feel their lives have improved since the war in Iraq began about a year ago", BBC News reported on March 16. The BBC was referring to a survey of 2652 Iraqis conducted over the last six months for
John Pilger
Let us be clear on the facts of what happened one year ago on March 20. The United States, aided by Britain and Australia, attacked a sovereign country, unprovoked, and in breach of the most basic principles of international law.
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Jon Lamb, Darwin
Twelve workers at the Ranger uranium mine near Jabiru were sent home on March 24, after they were poisoned by uranium-contaminated water.
The workers complained of bad nausea and headaches after drinking "strange tasting" water.
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
"An objectively grave matter has been reduced to a question of the mother's convenience... To a pregnant 14-year-old struggling to grasp what's happening, a senior student with a whole life mapped out or a mother already failing to cope under
Max Lane
On March 24, the Senate resumed debate of the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Bill 2004, a bill to allow for the implementation of the Greater Sunrise International Unitisation Agreement that the East Timorese government was pressured to sign
Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg
In his introductory remarks to the ANC's recently released election manifesto, President Thabo Mbeki confidently asserts that the ANC, as a political party and as government, has made much progress since 1994 in
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
Emma Murphy, Adelaide
The South Australian state government has been embroiled in controversy and condemnation since deputy premier Kevin Foley's March 15 announcement about the fate of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands. "This government has lost
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