By Boris Kagarlitsky
MOSCOW — "After the parade of sovereignties, the parade of infections will begin!" This sombre prediction by Mikhail Narkevich, a leading Russian specialist in the field of sanitary inspection, was made in 1991. His
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The Disorderly House of Windsor — Finally, a documentary that sees further than Prince Charles' sex life. With the cost of the monarchy estimated at over Lstg100 million per year, the obvious question arises, "Is it worth it?". With contributions
By Pip Hinman and Zanny Begg
She's been called the diva of world hip-hop and Afro-funk dance and the new international voice of Africa. But however you choose to describe Angelique Kidjo's music and song, her performance on September 15,
I Was A Teenage Fascist
By David Greason
McPhee Gribble. 311 pp., $16.95
Reviewed By Sean Lennon
Having spent six years as a member of various far right groups, David Greason offers an insider's account of these groups and
Looking out: Deals and incompetence
By Brandon Astor Jones
"They don't try to prove you innocent even if you is innocent. All they wanna do is make a deal that they think will keep 'em from fryin' you. They couldn't even do that
Wollongong march
By Freya Pinney
WOLLONGONG — 250 people met at the Trade Union Centre on September 16 to protest against all forms of privatisation. City council workers struck for three hours to attend.
Protesters
Criminals and criminals
"He was a genius at extracting money out of people. He would understand the psychology of people — bankers, brokers, analysts — and give them exactly what they wanted to hear ... Skase's trappings oozed
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), long considered South Africa's most important liberation movement after the African National Congress (ANC), surprised many with its massive electoral failure in the April elections. The PAC won 1.3% of the national
Words and deeds
By Jennifer Thompson
The UN International Conference on Population and Development, which wound up on September 13, has been hailed as a victory with the acceptance of an "action plan" described as a radical
Strange bedfellows
By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — The Country-Liberal Party government of the Northern Territory has lent ALP leader Brian Ede the use of one of its most senior public servants to try to convince the Labor Party
Burma refugee crisis worsens
By Richard Horsey
The fate of some 6000 refugees who fled from Burma to neighbouring Thailand at the end of July still hangs in the balance. The refugees, from the Mon ethnic group, were forced to
Federal moves on anti-gay laws 'disappointing'
By Leon Harrison
PERTH — Federal legislation intended to override Tasmania's anti-gay legislation and possibly WA's laws has been described as disappointing by gay activists in
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