By Karen Fredericks
SYDNEY — An attempt by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to prevent distribution of a book on wildlife smuggling has been defeated. The book details involvement of NPWS officers in the illegal
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Leolo
A film by Jean-Claude Lauzon
From late June at Kino, Melbourne
Reviewed by Mario Giorgetti
Canadian writer-director Jean-Claude Lauzon, whose first film, Night Zoo (1987), was well awarded but left many critics unconvinced,
Indian villagers evicted for dam
Police have begun evicting villagers opposed to the giant dam on the Narmada River in central India. More than 22,000 villagers have vowed to drown in the rising waters rather than leave their homes.
On
Benny's Video
Directed by Michael Haneke (Austria, 1992)
With Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler
Premiered in Australia at the 42nd Melbourne International Film Festival
Reviewed by Margarita Windisch
Benny's Video is the second part of a
Big-hearted baboon
Untamed Heart
Directed by Tony Bill
Starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez
Rated M. At Village and Hoyts
Reviewed by Ulrike Erhardt
A love story in the old-fashioned sense of devotion — a
Crisis point for universities
By Anthony Thirlwall
and John Addison
ADELAIDE — In early June, 300 tertiary students marched on state Parliament House in protest against attacks on tertiary education.
The march was sparked by the
33 Revolutions Per Minute
Marxman
Phonogram records
Reviewed by Zanny Begg
Emerging out of the Bristol rap scene, Marxman are cool in style and uncompromising in politics. Their debut album is called 33 Revolutions Per Minute, and by
By Stephen Robson
PERTH — A document produced by the state Education Ministry proposes to devolve education to the local school level. Titled "Devolution:the next phase", the paper created a furore when it was leaked to the West Australian
Just awful
"There is nothing worse than being ushered from the plane into a car in front of other passengers." — Counsel for Neil Pickard, sacked NSW agent-general to London, on the hardships of the job, which included an official car.
Since the end of the Cold War, a new confusion has crept into world politics. Imperialism, once clearly recognised as such, has sheltered behind the United Nations. Campaigning journalist JOHN PILGER explains his views on imperialism, Australia
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