It's the men who 'matter'
Mad Dog and Glory
Directed by John McNaughton
Starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Bill Murray
At the Valhalla Cinema, Melbourne
Reviewed by Vannessa Hearman
Directed by John McNaughton of Henry:
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Surveys find profits booming
By Peter Boyle
Corporate profits have shot up dramatically — almost returning to their peak before the recession. The Australian Financial Review's survey of 500 large companies, released on September 21,
SPSF
In a typically ALP style F. Timmerman (Write on, September 15) has tried to pick at the "SPSF capitulates to Kennett" article (GLW, August 18).
On individual contracts, Timmerman mentions the resolutions of the committee of management
By Ana Kailis
A report commissioned by treasurer John Dawkins has called on the Federal Government to abolish the award system and to end trade union monopoly rights in enterprise bargaining. Written by the Industry Commission (the federal
Garbos oppose redundancy deal
By Maurice Sibelle
BRISBANE — Three hundred garbos rallied at King George Square on September 22 to protest against a redundancy deal being offered by the Brisbane City Council. Eighty out of three hundred
BRISBANE — Aksi and other concerned groups protested on September 24 against the Warana festival's theme of "Celebrate Indonesia". The protest highlighted the Suharto regime's suppression of democratic rights and independence struggles in East
Music worthy of the film
Soundtrack to The Piano
Composed by Michael Nyman
Virgin Records through Larrikin
Reviewed by Zanny Begg
In both An Angel at my Table and The Piano, Jane Campion examines women who are repressed by society but
Imprisoned women
Picking Oakum: women and criminality
SBS Television
October 7, 8.30 p.m. (8.00 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Ignatius Kim
This is an excellent documentary from Britain's Channel 4. It takes its name from the common form of
Three generations of Chinese women
Wild Swans
By Jung Chang
Flamingo. $16.95
Reviewed by Alex Cooper
Having read Wild Swans once, I found myself wanting to read it again straightaway. This is a fascinating account of three generations
By Joe Vialls
Staff at the secret US Omega facility in East Gippsland are worried about job security after a sudden Australian government decision to close the station by February unless alternate funding can be found.
Omega started
By Lucifer Skycrawler
While you have been planning this or wishing for that, the stars have been organising your life — and do you think they give a stuff about what you want? To find out what location in the Celestial Sump has been reserved
By Ana Kailis
The Alliance, a coalition of progressive parties, has announced a platform of six basic principles for the November 6 New Zealand election.
Formed in 1991, the Alliance groups NewLabour (a left split from the Labour Party),
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