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... and ain't i a woman?: Lyne lashes back

Lyne lashes back Adrian Lyne's latest film, Indecent Proposal, a romantic Hollywood blockbuster which will be released in Australia on April 29, contains a brief and tantalisingly puzzling shot. Demi Moore, the sexy "wife" (the film's

New Zealand shifting to new voting system

New Zealand is in the process of shifting to a new electoral system. The new proportional system will mean a greater representation of alternative forces and the erosion of the established parties, argues Keith Locke.

Italian crisis and proportional representation

Comment by Dave Holmes Perhaps other GLW readers have, like me, been fascinated by the recent stream of revelations about massive corruption in Italian public life. It seems that just about the entire ruling "political class" of Christian

Exhaust fumes cleaner than London air?

Exhaust fumes cleaner than London air? LONDON — The following advertisement was displayed in the April 17 Guardian newspaper: "This Saab refreshes the air other cars leave behind. "Incredible but true. "Proved by government

Australia's role in Timor's tragedy

MADELEINE BLACKWELL, the director of Matebian Nia Lian (Voices of Souls), a play by the East Timorese Cultural Group currently being performed in Melbourne's Theatreworks, believes that the story of East Timor reveals ugly truths about the nature

Speaking their language

Speaking their language The Predator Ice Cube Priority records through MDS Available on cassette and CD Reviewed by John-Paul Nassif Ice Cube, Amerikkka's most wanted, the nigger you love to hate, is now the Predator. The

Loose cannons

No conclusions "No conclusions should be drawn from the fact that a ticket cannot be drawn from one machine while it's still in the testing phase." — Sydney CityRail spokesperson after a new automatic ticketing machine being demonstrated

Brewer condemned for 'handouts' claim

Brewer condemned for 'handouts' claim By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Powers Brewery head Bernie Power has run into a storm of criticism for his claim that welfare "handouts" to Aborigines were the cause of alcohol abuse. On April 19,

Another mine to close?

Another mine to close? By Bernie Brian WOLLONGONG — Coal mining company Denehurst, owner of one of the oldest pits in NSW, has given a new meaning to the phrase "enterprise bargain". It has told 250 employees at the Metropolitan

Don't knock the west

Every Australian city has its equivalent of Sydney's western suburbs, a region of the city which is densely populated by predominantly low to middle income earners, isolated, underserviced and with a reputation for juvenile crime and little

Reworking Australia launch

Reworking Australia launch The Charter of "Reworking Australia" will be launched in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday, May 3. Reworking Australia describes itself as "a new movement committed to social and economic justice, opposition to

John Pilger's Cambodian film

John Pilger's Cambodian film Return to Year Zero, award-winning journalist John Pilger's new documentary on Cambodia, has been screened in Britain. But it will apparently not be seen in Australia in the immediate future. According to a report