Judith Lucy in Melbourne Supporting Julian Clary (a gay comedian known as "Britain's Second Favourite Queen") on a recent tour was a particularly pleasurable experience for feminist comedian Judith Lucy. In a scene still dominated by humour of the
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Mysteries from the Cold War Open Verdict: An Account of 25 Mysterious Deaths in the Defence Industry By Tony Collins Sphere Books, $12.99 (pb) Reviewed by Mark Delmege Remember a few years ago the mystery deaths of the British Marconi
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The last tree was felled on Fraser Island after more than a century of logging which had threatened to decimate the unique sand island's rainforest cover. After the government acted on Fitzgerald inquiry recommendations
Funding needed in brewery dispute By Leon Harrison PERTH — Robert Bropho, Aboriginal activist and leader of the Swan Valley Fringedwellers, has asked the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission to fund an appeal to the High Court
By Nigel D'Souza Melanie Sjoberg's review of Jungle Fever in Green Left Issue No. 32 has missed the point. It was limited by a narrow, anti-sexist perspective and consequently could not have picked up the rich messages about racism, sexism and
In the midst of a deep financial mess, the Kirner Labor government of Victoria is promoting public subsidisation of major developments by the private sector. It has floated several multimillion-dollar proposals for Melbourne's Docklands area,
Unemployed squat in Health Department house By Steve Hall CANBERRA — The Unemployed Workers Union squatted in a house belonging to the ACT Department of Health after discovering that the property, usually reserved for its secretary, had been
Accidents involving nuclear submarines There have been a large number of accidents involving nuclear-powered submarines — sinkings, groundings, collisions, fires, explosions and radioactive leaks. Some of the most serious on record are: 1963: USS
BOGDAN BOGDANOVIC is Yugoslavia's best known contemporary architect. A Serb born in Belgrade in 1922, he fought with the partisans during World War II. A former professor of architecture at the University of Belgrade, he was also the mayor of
By Tracy Sorensen SYDNEY — According to local environmentalists, the state government's claim that it supports World Heritage listing for the Blue Mountains National Park is undermined by large funding cuts to the park's budget. After she
forever young em = By Phil McManus each day we move toward our death, each night the darkness closes in, we grow a little older and death's domain is extended. death cannot touch the staff at McDonald's. they age like clothing models in
Abortion I write in response to Paula Gilet who expressed her "despondency" at GLW and Tracy Sorensen's "anti-family, anti-Catholic pro-abortion stance" (GLW Oct 30 1991). Paula also claims a belief in socialism. I write to support Tracy
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