Angela Keys

The Maoist conflict in Nepal: a Himalayan perdition?

What have been the consequences of the Maoists’ decade-long campaign in Nepal? The rebellion that emerged in 1996 can be understood as symptomatic of the nations struggle for democracy with its origins in the nations social and economic inequalities, and in the failure of parliamentary democracy in Nepal. However the conflict has important regional and international dimensions. The conflict has been disconcerting for China and India, particularly given the increased U.S. involvement in Nepali affairs in the current context of the war on terror. Had the war occured half a century earlier in the era of Third World independence movements, it may have been viewed differently.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CHAINED OR UNCHAINED?

Analyses of the current global financial crisis have concentrated upon the origins of the crisis, the fluctuations and perceived recovery of financial markets, and the responses of governments to the crisis. The effects of the financial crisis on labour internationally have received little attention beyond the compilation of statistics on growing unemployment rates. Although the crisis is ongoing, this paper attempts to examine some of the initial responses of labour to the global economic meltdown, as well as the implications of the crisis for the worlds migrant workers.

Red‐hunting in Sydney's Chinatown

The Chinese radicals upheld the ideal of the Chinese communist revolution even though few Chinese in Australia shared their revolutionary zeal. Because of this ideological division, organisations within Chinatown became cultural expressions and this had a significant effect on Sydneys Chinese community.

Douglas Evelyn Darby, MP: Anti-communist Internationalist in the Antipodes

The conservative politician, Douglas Darbys long service to the extreme Right in Australia spanned almost the entirety of the Cold War. Darbys reputation as a powerful advocate of right-wing causes from strikebreaking to Captive Nations and the war in Vietnam was unsurpassed. Despite this advocacy, a study of Darbys political career suggests that he remained largely isolated and powerless on the Right.