Romeo of the Underworld
By Venero Armanno
Picador Australia, 1994
Reviewed by Kylie Hunt
There's something savage and real about Romeo of the Underworld. Venero Armanno makes you take it seriously from the first word — stronzo. Or to
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HAVANA — The World Cuba Solidarity Meeting wound up on November 25, after five days of debates, speeches and the work of different commissions. The final declaration of this unprecedented event stated:
"... we 3072 participants representing
Tumbling Dice
By Brian Toohey
Port Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia
1994. 348 pp. $24.95
Reviewed by Allen Myers
Brian Toohey is much better known as an investigator of Australia's intelligence services than as an economics writer,
East Timor exhibition visits Ipswich
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — Community Aid Abroad's "East Timor 1942-1992" photo exhibition opened in Ipswich on December 3. The exhibition, on the Queensland leg of its tour, contains more than 100
Three Colours: Red
Directed by Krysztof Kieslowski
Starring Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Reviewed by Vannessa Hearman and Karl Miller
The trilogy Blue, White and Red deals with the themes of liberty, equality and fraternity,
By Janet Parker
SYDNEY — The plague of aircraft noise generated by the opening of the third runway at Kingsford Smith airport is uniting affected communities in a powerful opposition — one that has NSW Labor politicians running for cover.
By Greg Ogle
While Paul Keating was holding his November 24-25 national strategies conference, there was another economic forum addressing the problems confronting Australia. This was, literally, The Other Economic Summit (TOES), a people's
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Even in a city which now has a reputation as one of the world's crime capitals, it can be easy at times to forget that crime exists. Newspapers might carry lists of the week's murder victims, but a reassuring piece
It will come as no surprise to anyone that Christmas is on its way again. Every shop, it seems, is advertising the fact that there are only so many shopping days until Christmas, almost as hard as they're advertising the presents you can buy.
Rally to defend community services
By Chris Spindler
ADELAIDE — Protests over cutbacks by the state Liberal government continue as the December 10 rally to "Defend Community Services" nears.
More than 100 parents and students
Rwanda inaugurated its new parliament during the last week of November. The parliament is a broad-based legislature similar to that outlined in the Arusha Peace Accord of 1993. The government is led by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) but includes
By Gary Cohen
Ten years ago, on December 3, 1984, the Union Carbide Corporation leaked a poisonous gas into a slum neighbourhood beside its Bhopal, India, pesticide factory. As a result of the company's criminal negligence, more than 4000 people
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