Ethan Frome
Directed by John Madden
At the Kino, Melbourne, from late October
Reviewed by Peter Boyle
Forbidden passion seems to be a sexy topic among independent and art house cinemas these days — or perhaps it always was. John
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BRISBANE — The Boycott Mitsubishi Campaign continued on Friday, October 1, as the Rainforest Information Centre, Environmental Youth Alliance and other rainforest activists gathered at Boondal Entertainment Centre for the Mitsubishi-sponsored
PNG agrees to Bougainville peace talks
By Pip Hinman
A military stalemate on Bougainville and mounting international pressure have forced the Papua New Guinea government to announce that it will open Bougainville to independent observers
Breaking the norms
By Sabina Nowak
ADELAIDE — Two short plays by David Paul Jobling, The grip and Grown-up's playroom, were performed together at the Space Theatre from September 21 to 25.
The grip, previously performed at the South
By Poul Funder Larsen
After the onslaught on parliament Yeltsin is in a formal position of absolute power, as all other major political players at the centre are either dissolved, suspended or banned.
The phoney elections in December are
Great original concept! — A recent addition to the Sydney Morning Herald's pink guide is a column entitled "Radio Highlights". It seems the concept behind the SMH's RH column is to inform readers about particular radio programs of particular
By Jabulane Matsebula
The government of Swaziland is reported to be using drought relief aid to lure voters to register under a widely rejected system of elections.
Swaziland has had a democracy drought for 20 years after the traditionalist
Seizing the night
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — Green it Up! presented a special event on September 16. Nineteen women performers demonstrated their talents for an audience of more than 100 people.
A mixture of poetry, storytelling and
International workers conference
By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE — Twenty-five international guests and 110 Australian-resident workers attended a conference entitled "Workers Change the World" between September 29 and October 3.
The
Solidarity theme of North-South dialogue
By Sean Healy
NEW DELHI — A round-table discussion on "North-South dialogue: youth perspectives" was held here September 22-23. Organised by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), the
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