By Boris Kagarlitsky
MOSCOW — When Russian citizens elected new people's deputies in the spring of 1990, they believed they were laying the basis for democratic change. And when the deputies elected Yeltsin chairperson of the Supreme Soviet,
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The Nostradamus Kid
A film by Bob Ellis
Starring Noah Taylor and Miranda Otto
Reviewed by Peter Boyle
This is one of those films that annoys some people, intrigues others and makes some people laugh a lot. The subject matter of The
October 8, 1993. Moscow
Dear Friends,
We have received many inquiries about the events in Moscow from September 21 to October 7. We have not had an opportunity to write a formal long letter about these events and thus we send you a brief
Sex vs gender
There appears to be a growing trend in the mainstream press, that is becoming reflected in the progressive press, to make use of the term gender where sex is more appropriate.
Have you ever seen a questionnaire that asks "What
The men have failed
By Brandon Astor Jones
All over the world in ever increasing numbers, women are going to prison. In Australia, over 40% of the women in or about to go to prison are single parents of small children. Of the 300 women now
By Dick Nichols
On October 18 mass meetings of Public Sector Union members around Australia voted to strike for 24 hours on October 25 and begin a campaign of rolling stoppages from October 26.
The action came in the wake of government
By Vikki Langton
ADELAIDE — Five areas of Kangaroo Island's valuable natural wilderness are the first section of South Australia to be fully protected by a state government act. Under the Wilderness Protection Act of 1992, the areas, totalling
By Stephen Robson
PHNOM PENH — After the adoption of a new constitution, the 22,000-strong forces of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) are withdrawing.
On September 21, the 120-person Constituent Assembly
Adelaide women organise
By Jane Hope
ADELAIDE — The re-emergence of women's liberation here is taking place in a climate of insecurity for women.
Jobs are being shed rapidly in the state public sector, and the threat of enterprise
By Craig Cormick
Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of events across the globe.
Peace in Somalia
"One would think in a free and reasonable society that these things don't happen." — WA Liberal MLA Wayde Smith, after discovering that police had planted a bug in his home in 1991.
Understanding
"He is a great man — a martyr, not a crook.
By Chris Beale
Thailand's "pro-democracy" government of Prime Minister Chuan is fighting for its life in the face of a comeback by "unusually rich" politicians and destabilising arson attacks.
A super-merger of opposition pro-military
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