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A MAGAZINE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Tl IE ARTS AND THEOLOGY Vo l I l no I January- February 2003 $7.50 (inc. GST) ([ Cl I THE INSTITUTE of RELIGIOUS esigned for those who prepare religious women and D men for life and mission in the Global Church, the FORMATION Institute challenges participants to a spirituality that adapts AT CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION to the needs of the complex global village we inhabit. 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Graphic des igner Siobhan Jackson 16 Matthew Albert Sudan in Australia General manager Mark Dowell 18 Steven Columbus Coming to terms 26 Wotjobaluk man Marketing & advertising manager Kirsty Grant Tracey Rigney profiles her grandfather, Subscriptions j ess ica Battersby William John Kennedy. Editorial, production and administration COLUMNS assistants juliette Hughes, Ben Hider, 28 The Consolations of Biography Steven Conte, Kate Hird, Kristie Dunn, Alex Connelly, Tara Drinkwater, Paul Fyfe Sl, 7 Cap ital Letter Peter Rose on writing Rose Boys. Geraldine Battersby, Irene Hunter Ja ck Waterford Carmen rolls the dice 32 Of gods, monsters and fairytales Contributing editors Adelaide: Greg O'Kelly s1; Perth: Dea n Moore; Sydney: 14 Summa Theologiae Dorothy Lee on epic, theology & The Edmund Ca mpion & Gerard Windsor; Andrew Hamilton Roads to roam Lord of the Rings. Queensland: Peter Pi erce United Kin gdom Denis Minns OP 17 Archimedes Jesuit editorial board Peter L'Estrange Sl, Tim Thwaites Big money Andrew Bullen Sl, Andrew Hamilton Sl, Peter Steele Sl, Bil l Uren Sl 23 By the Way Patrons Eureka Street gratefully Brian Matthews Trammelled acknowledges the support of C. and A. Carter; th e trustees of th e es tat e of 46 Watching Bri ef Miss M. Condon; W.P. & M.W. Gurry Juliette Hughes Distant voices BOOKS continued Eureka Street magaz ine, ISS N 1036- 1758, 39 Th e human as such Aust ralia Post Print Pos t approved FEATURE Peter Steele reviews Terry Eagleton's pp349181/00314, is published ten times a Sweet Violence: the Idea of the Tragic. year by Eureka Street Magazine Pty Ltd, 300 Victori a Street, Richmond VIC 3121 24 The Quiz 41 Th e word sh ifter PO Box 553, Ri chmond VIC 3 121 The return of the sizzling summer Penelope Buckley reflects on Aileen Tel: 03 9427 7311 Fax: 03 9428 4450 home wrecker. email : [email protected] Kelly's City and Stranger. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/ Responsibility for editoria l content is 42 Caught behind accepted by Andrew Ham ilton Sl, POETRY Alex McDermott examines Brett 300 Victoria Street, Ri chmond 35 Chris Wallace-Crabbe Hutchins' Don Bradman: Challenging Printed by Dora n Printing the Myth. 46 Indust rial Drive, Braes ide VIC 3195. Reflective Insulation © Jesuit Publications 2003 Unsolici ted manuscripts wi ll be returned only if accompanied by a stamped, BOOKS FLASH IN THE PAN se lf-addressed enve lope. Requests for 44 Reviews of the films The Quiet permission to reprint material from th e 36 Th e short li st magaz ine should be addressed in writing to American; Tadpole; Harry Potter and Reviews of Quarterly Essay, the ed itor. the Chamber of Secrets; Lovely etJ Groundswell: the Rise of the Greens; Amazing and The Fellowship of the This month: The Tournament; The Writer and the Cover design by Siobhan jackson Ring (extended version DVD). Cover photograph by Bil l Thomas World and Wild Politics. Graphics pp6, I 8, 24-2.5 by Siobhan jackson 37 Found in transl ation Cartoons pp13, ·t 6 by Dea n Moore SPECIFIC LEVITY Photographs pp20-2 1, 22 by Dorothy Kevin Hart on the poetry and essays of Horsfield Czeslaw Milosz. 47 Joan Nowotny Cryptic crossword COMM ENT:l MORAG FRASER Between overs W COMc TO OUR Summe< '""'· A' we prepared this holiday edition it was raining in Victo- MAY ria. Even a little in New South Wales-enough, thank 19Sl God, to help douse the bushfires. Very Australian, that- drought here, fires there and hailstones bound to arrive as soon as you set up the annexe of the tent. So pop your Eureka Street into a plastic bag-like an orienteer's map-and open at page 24 so you can while away the bad weather, or the humidity, or the ANOTHER longueurs of the Boxing Day Test with this year's JACK DYER worse-than-ever Eureka Street Quiz. FEAT~ Families preoccupy us over Christmas and the holiday season. This month two of our writers take a fresh look at the intricacy of family bonds, and the delicate business of being honest about them in print. ~? Peter Rose (pictured, above right, with his brother Robert, and his father, Collingwood hero Bob Rose, below) discloses some of the difficulties-and the rewards-of writing Rose Boys, his poet's account of growing up in a sporting family, and dealing with his brother's life and premature death. In quite a different vein, Tracey Rigney tells the story of her grandfather, Jack Kennedy, a Wotjobaluk man from Dimboola, who fought with the Sixth Division in Syria and later campaigned for land rights back home. A playwright, Tracey catches the voice and dignity of a man she both loves and admires. Dorothy Horsfield, in 'Seven days in Kabul', looks at the aftermath of war in Afghanistan, and meets some extraordinary characters involved in its reconstruction. Back home, Bruce Duncan and Andrew Hamilton examine the theory and practice of just war-and ask whether or not Australia should be involved in Iraq. • -Morag Fraser See page 16 for winners of the November 2002 Book Offer. A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER From January, the subscripti on price of Eureka Street w ill rise to take account of increasin g production costs. See page 47 for details. And keep an eye out fo r our special offers. 4 EUREKA STREET jANUA RY- FEBRUARY 2003 COMMENT:2 ANDREW HAMILTON Pressure unrelenting The EastTimorese in Australia I N PYTHON STORIES, the serpent grasps its victims, East Timorese belong to their community and must suffocates them and digests them, and all the while not be deported. the bystanders stand around in helpless distress. What can be done? Sympathetic bystanders who The python is an emblem of Australian immi- watch Australian immigration policy at work may gration policy that crushes asylum seekers in order to feel impotent. But the East Timorese choked by the excrete them . It grasps them in detention centres and policy need two forms of support. First, as in Darwin, in legal processes. Then, by depriving them of income the Australian community must express its concern and benefits, it 'persuades' them to leave Australia. at the excision of people from its heart. Protests by The 1600 East Timorese asylum seekers in activist groups have limited effectiveness, but school Australia are now entrapped in this process. Many communities, neighbourhood groups, workplaces, have lived in Australia since 1990. They sought employers and churches can effectively express their refugee status, but Australian governments did not at outrage at what is done to their communities by this the time consider their cases, fearing the disapproval treatment of their East Timorese fellows and friends. of the Indonesian Government. In the m eantime, These people have had to live in constant anxiety they have found work in Australian businesses, have as a result both of what they suffered in East Timor sent their children to Australian schools, and belong and of Australian delay in hearing their cases. They in the Australian community. have grown into the Australian community. Their claim s for refugee status are now being s They must be allowed to stay here. processed. The East Timorese must show that they would face persecution if they returned to the ECOND, AS THEIR cases are heard and reviewed, independent East Timor. a growing number of East Timorese need material Predictably, no refugee claim has so fa r support. They are unable to work and have no income succeeded, although a few people have won to feed and house them selves.