Iain Stewart
Public subsidy for private profit MELBOURNE — The cost of staging a Formula One Grand Prix is substantial and is increased when the event is staged at a temporary circuit such as Albert Park. In addition to capital outlay on the
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September 16 was the first International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, marking the anniversary of the signing in 1987 of the international Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. While the occasion was a PR
By John Martinkus and Daniel Pedersen
EAST TIMOR — When five shots penetrated the body of the commandant of subdistrict Vermasse as he was on his way to work on July 27, it triggered — by afternoon — a violent and repressive response from
John Percy
For years they've been telling us we live in the Lucky Country. It's now official. Each Australian — man, woman, child — is now worth $1.1 million, according to the World Bank. Its recent study estimating the wealth of 192
By Norm Dixon
Gabriel Tetiarahi, leader of Tahiti's umbrella NGO organisation Hiti Tau, fears that he will be arrested by French colonial authorities when returns to Papeete after a brief visit to Australia. Tetiarahi's fears are well founded.
By Eva Cheng
Seven former sex slaves and other victims of Japanese atrocities in China were recounting their wartime plight to reporters during a press conference in Hepingli Hotel in Beijing on August 7 when the police broke in. The meeting was
CluelessParamount PicturesWritten and directed by Amy HeckerlingReviewed by Roslyn Moloney "Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here?"
This is how 16-year-old Cher (Alicia Silverstone) confronts the world. But the question really at
By Max Watts
SYDNEY — Janet Sheila Wakefield, a communist, was born in Patras, Greece, in 1915 and died in Sydney on September 18.
Her family moved to New Zealand in 1925. In 1936, Janet came to Australia. Ten years ago, when I first met
By Sid Spindler
In the early hours of Saturday, September 2, 35 Australian parliamentarians arrived by plane in Tahiti. Most of us substituted a cup of coffee for sleep, and by 9 o'clock we were assembling at the Municipal Offices of the Faaa
ZeldaBy Zelda D'ApranoSpinifex, 1995. 408 pp.Reviewed by Trish Corcoran "Working-class women very rarely write books because of our inability to write at the level required by male established literary standards. Nor are many books written about the
The Cutting Edge: The RaidSBS TelevisionTuesday, October 3, 8.30pm (8 SA)Reviewed by Jenny Long The debate around flag burning, and the implicit questioning of the rights of East Timorese to demonstrate against the Indonesian occupation of their
By Liz Rene
NEWCASTLE The NSW local government elections on September 9 registered a change in voting patterns that elected Green councillors across the state. The most resounding success was in Newcastle, where Greens now hold a quarter of the
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