Human nature and society
Bad Boy Bubby
Directed by Rolf de Heer
Screening at Wallis Theatres, Adelaide
Reviewed by Anthony Thirlwall
Bad Boy Bubby has been in his room for 35 years. He knows only three living things — his mother,
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By Barry Sheppard
CHICAGO — The founding convention of the Committees of Correspondence (CoC) held here over July 23-24, reflected and registered the progress — and lack of it — the organisation has made in the two years since the Berkeley
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Picture the situation. An important economic bill drafted by presidential aides meets with strong opposition in the parliament. Efforts to find a compromise fail, and the bill is rejected by the lawmakers.
Then
MEXICO — On February 5, 20,000 Mexicans celebrated the founding of the National Democratic Alliance. The Alliance, which will contest the elections on August 21, is the new left electoral body which brings together up to 15 diverse political
By Craig Cormick
Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe.
Blow for
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Some 67% of Russians, a recent survey discovered, have no savings. Those who do have money saved up protect it against inflation through a variety of methods. These include depositing it in savings banks or in the
Passion-packed parliamentary potboiler
A Parliamentary Affair
By Edwina Currie
Hodder and Stoughton London 1994 546 pp., $19.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Tony Smith
Edwina Currie writes from parliamentary experience: she was known around
By Tom Kelly
At the Labor Party's national conference in Hobart next month, there is likely to be a strong push to further broaden the party's pro-uranium policy. Senator Bob Collins, Minister for Primary Industry and a member of the ALP right,
Students fight up-front fees
By Sarah Stephen
CANBERRA — A recommendation calling for the introduction of fees of up to $12,000 for the professional component of the Australian National University's law degree is being reconsidered after
'Unions need a political alternative'
By Geoff Spencer
MELBOURNE — Sixty people attended a Democratic Socialist Party forum on August 10 to discuss the state of the trade unions and strategies on how to rebuild the movement.
Steve
Eva Bacon 1909-1994
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — A moving memorial gathering was held here on August 6 for Eva Bacon, a well-known activist for womens' rights and the left over many decades. Eva died on July 23, aged 84.
Many of Bacon's
High Court challenge to Timor Gap Treaty
By Jon Land
A High Court hearing on the legality of the Timor Gap Treaty took place in Canberra on August 9-10. If successful, the outcome will have a major impact on Australia's relations with
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