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Bhangra Boom Shack-a-lak

Nuff Vibes Apache Indian CD on Island Records through Polygram Movin' On Apache Indian CD single on Island Records at import shops Reviewed by Sean Malloy Sounds of a Jamaican dance hall combined with percussion arranged by Sheila

Surprise decision to split preferences

Surprise decision to split preferences By Chris Spindler ADELAIDE 鈥 In an unexpected shift, the Green Party (SA) has joined the Australian Democrats in splitting its ticket for the December 11 South Australian elections. That is,

Green Alliance launches campaign

Green Alliance launches campaign By Arun Pradhan ADELAIDE 芒聙聰 "We need an alternative to 聧 Liberal and Labor, an alternative that is inclusive and 聧 based on grassroots democracy, one that puts 聧 environmental and social justice

Residents organise against council changes

Residents organise against council changes By Geoff Spencer MELBOURNE 鈥 North Carlton residents are organising against their expulsion from the City of Melbourne, of which they have been part for more than 100 years. Following two

Youth speak out

Youth speak out By Lesley High ADELAIDE 鈥 The radical youth organisation Resistance held a successful youth speak-out in Rundle Mall here on Saturday, November 27. Armed with placards and leaflets displaying slogans like: "Resistance

AZT a cure?

The following letter by Udo Schueklenk was submitted to Brother Sister in Melbourne. Clinical researchers at the US National Institute of Health (NIH) recently conducted a trial to test a drug, FIAU, supposed to combat hepatitis B virus. Four

ATSIC councillors face election

ATSIC councillors face election By Karen Fredericks The second ATSIC (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission) Regional Council elections will be held around Australia on Saturday, December 4. The election comes at a time when

South Africa's interim constitution passed

By Norm Dixon A last-minute concession by South African President F.W. de Klerk has allowed the multiparty negotiating forum finally to agree on an interim constitution under which South Africa will be governed until 1999. The agreement clears

ACT nurses stop work

ACT nurses stop work By Tyrion Perkins Canberra 鈥 Nurses at Canberra's main hospital at Woden Valley are taking industrial action to stop changes to rostering. Management is trying to pressure nurses into reducing their hours of

Looking out: Then and now

Then and now By Brandon Astor Jones It was Lyndon B. Johnson who said, "Until justice is blind to colour, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the colour of men's [or women's] skins, emancipation will be

Write on

National debt It is time that the left-wing movements recognised the fundamentalism they are prone to, and took steps to remedy it. They cannot continue to ignore the "production" side of the economy. There is a bottom line; we must try to stay

Lucky Dube still dazzles

Lucky Dube still dazzles By Sujatha Fernandes SYDNEY 鈥 Dreadlocks streaming through the air, teasing the expectant audience with his wicked grin and rhythmic moves, Lucky Dube delivered every bit of what was promised by the promoters of