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The house mate from hell

Mad Bomber in Love Producer: George Mannix Director: James Bogle Opens November 27 at the AFI Cinema in Sydney Reviewed by Karen Fredericks A week before they were due to start shooting Mad Bomber In Love, George Mannix and James Bogle

Protests commemorate Dili massacre

Protests commemorate Dili massacre Demonstrations in many Australian cities on November 12 and the following Saturday marked the first anniversary of the massacre of East Timorese civilians at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili by Indonesian

Groom declares war on workers, unions

By Dave Wright and Peter Anderson HOBART — An arrogant Tasmanian premier, Ray Groom, made a surprise appearance at the November 11 demonstration protesting against the government's Industrial Relations Bill, to be presented next day. Guarded

The vanishing coral of Bohol

The main island group of the Philippines is the Visayas. The major islands are Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Negros, Panay, Romblon, Samar and Siquijor. Andrew Garton interviewed Maria Socorro, a community lawyer from PROCESS (Participatory Research,

Political victimisation

Political victimisation By Peter Annear Ditching promises there would be no recriminations against public service workers who supported the November 10 Victorian strike and rally, Premier Jeff Kennett is apparently collecting information on

Nicaraguans commemorate Carlos Fonseca

Nicaraguans commemorate Carlos Fonseca By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The tomb of Carlos Fonseca in the Plaza of the Revolution was buried under a mound of flowers here on November 8. Fonseca, the founder of the Sandinista Front and the

NSW resource security legislation shelved

NSW resource security legislation shelved By Peter Anderson SYDNEY — The state government will not proceed with resource security legislation following the decision of a parliamentary committee to withdraw it for reconsideration. It is

Making politics musically

Making politics musically By Chris Spindler If you have the chance to see Seven Sisters play at the Aboriginal Women's Music Festival in Sydney in December, don't miss it. You'll be treated, as the Adelaide Cultural Dissent crowd was on

... and ain't i a woman?: Violence against sex workers

Violence against sex workers It has been said that rape is the only crime in which the victim, not the perpetrator, is on trial. This double standard of the woman who somehow "deserves" the violence, while the man is "provoked", affects all

More Britons face hardship

More Britons face hardship By Frank Noakes LONDON — The sign outside the church proclaims: "Only Jesus saves". This is a lamentable truth in Britain today: no-one else can afford to. Recent statistics highlight the depth of misery in the

Youth attacked in 'war on crime'

Youth attacked in 'war on crime' By Michael Arnold PERTH — In April guards were removed from WA metropolitan trains. Unions and community groups pointed out that this was bound to lead to reduced passenger safety. In early November a

Strictly ballroom, in Swedish

Strictly ballroom, in Swedish House of Angels Directed by Colin Nutley Starring Helena Bergstrom and Rikard Wolff Reviewed by Wayne Ruscoe English director Colin Nutley's third Swedish-based film has had the kind of runaway success in that