ASIA
PACIFIC BRIEFS
Australia jibs East Timor to get at some gas; Aboriginal
groups lobby for the return of human remains; Rio Tinto
in Sulawesi and Kakadu |
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REMEMBERING
IRAQ
Ali Mirza Mohomad was ten years old when he watched
Saddams troops violently suppress a civilian uprising.
He tells his story to MARNI CORDELL. |
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STEMMING
THE TIDE
In all the debate surrounding asylum seekers a new kind
of refugee has been overlooked. And, writes DOMENICA
SETTLE, they are running from a world that Australia
has helped to create. |
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LEFT
RIGHT OUT
Unions lament a new generation of workers intent on
organising DIY-style. MARCUS WESTBURY explains. |
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STILL
TALKING STRONG
EVE VINCENT takes a road trip with four strong old ladies
determined to stop a nuclear waste dump. |
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RISKY
BUSINESS
Once upon a time you could trip over a pothole without
calling in the lawyers. Times have changed. SOPHIE BLACK
reports on the effects of the public liability crisis.
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THE
FREE TRADE TANGO
Culture looks like fair game for trade as the US and
Australia get intimate. AREN Z. AIZURA investigates.
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A
VISIT TO THE VILLAGE THAT NO LONGER EXISTS
JOHN MARTINKUS reports on the devastation of Aceh. |
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WATCHING
OVER YOU
JEFFREY SHELL and RYAN HIGGITT discuss the impacts of
increased surveillance on society and the individual. |
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MUSIC,
THE MASSES, THEIR COMPUTERS AND THE COPYRIGHT COPS
Got a magic marker and some stickytape? Then new anti-copy
technology probably wont faze you. BEN BIRCHALL looks
at the hits and misses in the music industrys war on
piracy.
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DIASPORIC
DISORIENTALISM
AUSTRALIAN VIETNAMESE YOUTH MEDIA
Martial arts and monologues are combined when AVYM take
to the stage. SCOTT BROOK and LIAN LOW find out why.
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WEB
Nerd Angst; Review: National Security; Review: Cornerforld;
Outback Online; Blogs Blogs Blogs
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MUSIC
Review: Sokuseki-Men Sosueus (Lo-Fi Killers); Seeking
New Sounds; Karaoke Genealogies; Review: Blur Think
Tank; Review: Arab Strap Monday at the Hug & Pint
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FILM
Fearless traditions: Australian documentary culture
at the crossroads; Popcorn Taxi |
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BOOKS
Now; Magabala Books; Review: Witi Ihimaera The Whale
Rider |
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EXPLORING
THE TERRAIN VAGUE
KATE FIELDING talks about wild city spaces. |
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TOURING
THE COMFORT ZONE
MATTHIA DEMPSEY reflects on the urge to travel.
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CLEAN,
WHITE WORLD
Fiction by LISA LANG |
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THE
LAST WORD - When victims refuse to be victims
by MARNI CORDELL
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