Poverty I
The Howard government stands condemned for its callous dismissal of the Senate committee's report on poverty in Australia. The government's cynical response displays contempt for the two-year inquiry process and for the 260 organisations
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The Secret Death of Salvador DaliBy Stephen SewellStables Theatre, SydneyMarch 24 to April 17
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
In the foyer, a violinist in dinner suit and angel wings plays sitting in a suspended picture frame. You climb the stairs into
Pip Hinman
Mark Latham's March 23 promise that an ALP government would bring Australian troops out of Iraq — preferably by Christmas — has been welcomed by the peace movement. However, just three days later, in the face of pressure from the US
Cass Ilia
ALP leader Mark Latham's promise to bring the troops home has been welcomed by many anti-war organisations and parties, including the Socialist Alliance.
Lisa Macdonald, who is the alliance's candidate for Reid in the federal election,
Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark PrinceBy Marc ElliotAndre Deutsch, 2003305 pages, $30 (pb)
Review by Phil Shannon
"Who's afraid of the Big Bad Walt?", read the placards of striking Disney cartoonists in 1941, mocking the popular lyric from Walt
By Dale T. McKinley, Johannesburg
On the morning of March 21, South African police opened fire with stun grenades on members of the Gauteng Anti-Privatisation Forum who were protesting against water privatisation and the installation of pre-paid
Doug Lorimer
A top US official in Baghdad, who asked not to be named, has admitted to reporters at a dinner meeting on March 21 that the planned June 30 hand-over of "sovereignty" from the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to an "interim
Murray Smith, Paris
The verdict in the first round of the French regional elections on March 21 was unambiguous. The electorate massively rejected the right-wing government led by Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
Parties supporting the
He's always been there for us... We'll always be there for him! Defend Craig Johnston Fundraiser, 6pm, April 2, at MUA rooms, 46-54 Ireland Street, West Melbourne.
Mass rally, 9am, May 10, at County Court, corner William and LaTrobe streets.
For
Family values I
"NEW YORK — Adelphia Communications Corporation founder John Rigas and his two sons siphoned millions of dollars from the [now bankrupt] company as if it were a 'private piggy bank', for everything from 100 pairs of bedroom
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