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The Late Show — Newcastle public radio 2NUR-FM presents a series on ABC TV's The Late Show. Presenter Wayne Hindson talks to D-Generation cast member Rob Sitch about life, the universe and humour. Tuesday, December 14 and 28, 9 p.m. The
By Karen Fredericks Douglas Bruce Scott died in Berrimah jail in Darwin early in the morning of July 5, 1985. A police inquest and the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody both ruled it was suicide. But Doug's widow, Lettie Scott,
By Catherine Brown Usually municipal elections don't capture much international attention. However, after the three-year Italian corruption scandal in which more than 2000 politicians and industrialists are under investigation, there was some
Fire with fire: The new female power and how it will change the 21st century By Naomi Wolf Random House. 378 pp. $19.95 Reviewed by Karen Fredericks Naomi Wolf says "power feminism" is the ultimate answer to women's problems and, to
By Vivienne Porzsolt As in previous festivals, the latest Jewish film festival in Sydney covered the usual preoccupations of Jewish film with identity, the Holocaust, Israel and the pains of adolescence. With a couple of exceptions, it lacked
By Frank Noakes SAN FRANCISCO — Of Greenpeace's 5 million supporters worldwide, 1.5 million live in the US, says Greenpeace media coordinator Bill Walker. These supporters "quite frankly still tend to be white and middle-class people scared
Out of the ShadowsBy Jo Fisher Latin America Bureau, 1993. $23.95. Reviewed by Mara Ochoa. Out of the Shadows looks at the important role women have played in struggles against military dictatorships in four countries: Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay
As long as the economic rationalist ethos prevails in the major parties, the needs of the majority will continue to be sidelined for the interests of big business. Here is a brief guide to the alternative candidates standing in the SA state
Alliance to campaign for democracy By Dave Wright HOBART — The Tasmanian Community Alliance was formed at a meeting on December 2 to oppose undemocratic legislation introduced by the Groom Liberal government. In addition to giving
Queen Street Mall threat By Nikki Ulasowski BRISBANE — City mall management renewed attacks on democratic rights in the Queen Street Mall on November 30 by trying to force removal of a display board which was part of a stall supporting

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