Independence DayDirected by Roland EmmerichAustralian cinema release August 29Canadian BaconDirected by Michael MooreReleased on video, 1996Reviewed by Greg Adamson Canadian Bacon, John Candy's last film, is a humorous and startling look at the US
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Challenging the Centre: Two Decades of Political TheatreEdited by Steve CapelinPlaylab PressReviewed by Dave Riley Today, if I employed the term "agit-prop", very few people would know what I mean — and many of those who perchance recognised the
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Primo Levi: Bridges of KnowledgeBy Mirna CicioniBerg Publishers, 1995. 222 pp., $29.95 (pb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon Amongst the 200,000 demonstrators in Milan in 1994 protesting against the inclusion of neo-fascists in the newly elected right-wing
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Post Election Blues Haiku everyday we walk a little lighter pockets emptied into politicians' lies John Tomlinson
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Black Cargoes There's a silence out on the wharf tonight, The wharf they call Pier One, Where in years gone by, there was many a fight, In the bitter winds of the winter night, Till the fight for the wharves was won. The Dutch, they ruled
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t's remarkable that the music of the Pacific features so sparingly on the world music scene in Australia. In PNG, Fiji and the Pacific, there is some great music that combines the best of indigenous rhythms and harmonies with contemporary pop
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MisallianceBy George Bernard ShawDirected by Kevin JacksonWith Adrian Adam, Danielle Antaki, Peter Astridge, Stephen Barker, Janet Gibson, John Grinston, Bronwyn Lim, Sean Ryan, Stuart TyeNew Theatre, Newtown, Sydney until October 26Reviewed by Allen
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Aboriginal Sovereignty — Three Nations, One Australia? is a new book by controversial author and historian HENRY REYNOLDS. Published by Allen & Unwin at $17.95, it calls for the establishment of three nations within one Australian state as a
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The House on Capital Hill: Parliament, Politics and Power in the National CapitalEdited by Julian Disney and J.R. NethercoteANU/Federation Press, 1996. 245 pp. PaperbackReviewed by Tony Smith This book produces both theory and personal stories.
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FlirtDirected by Hal HartleyStars Martin Donovan, Bill SageDendy FilmsOpens nationally September 12Reviewed by Margaret Allan It is unusual for the characters in a film to start discussing amongst themselves whether or not the film maker has
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When times are bad, it's no time for big risks. Movie producers are not going to sink money into untested "potentially" groundbreaking innovations. They go for the guaranteed money — the sequels — or they resurrect past
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DARWIN — Only two days after the announced budget funding cuts to ATSIC, an indigenous cultural symposium was held at the Northern Territory University to discuss the immediate and long-term position of the Aboriginal and