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Another triumph for Circus Oz

Another triumph for Circus Oz Circus Oz 1993 Artistic direction by Sue Broadway Musical composition by Irene Vela Costume design by Laurel Frank Reviewed by Margarita Windisch Circus Oz, believed by many to be the world's leading

Informing the ecological debate

From Gaia to Selfish Genes: Selected Writings in the Life Sciences Edited by Connie Barlow The MIT Press, 273 pp. Reviewed by Dave Riley There seems to be a frustrating paucity of informed debate within the environment movement. A

French government attacks immigrants

By Catherine Brown Anti-racist activists warned that the new right government of Prime Minister Edouard Balladur would step up attacks on immigrants. Within two weeks of its appointment, four young immigrants were shot by French police. Three

Government by deception

By Karen Fredericks The Oscar-winning US documentary The Panama Deception will screen for the first time in Australia when it begins its run at the Valhalla cinema in Sydney on April 30. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly spoke to the film's producer and

Kennett attacks superannuation

By Pip Hinman MELBOURNE — It seems that the Victorian government is determined to change the current public sector superannuation scheme by July, come hell or high water. While the rhetoric from finance minister Ian Smith has been

Photographs

Photographs Credits were accidentally omitted on several photographs used in last week's issue. The Cambodian photos on page 3 were from New Internationalist. The picture of Environmental Youth Alliance members on the back cover was by Peter

El Salvador: The failure of the state

By the Central American University The armed forces' rejection of the Truth Commission report [an international inquiry into human rights violations during El Salvador's civil war] has brought the nation to the brink of a constitutional

Sri Lankan opposition seeks return to democracy

By S. Piyasena A critical election is taking place in Sri Lanka on May 17. While the vote is for seven of eight provincial councils, whose five-year terms end in June-July, the election is being viewed as a referendum on the country's

Inquiry calls for pause in tariff cuts

By Peter Boyle The Australian Democrat-initiated independent parliamentary inquiry into tariffs and industry development has called for a 12-month pause in tariff reduction and an urgent reappraisal of industry policy. The final report

Oliver Tambo

Oliver Tambo Oliver Tambo, the national chairperson of the African National Congress, died in Johannesburg on Saturday. The next issue of Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly will carry a tribute to the life of this outstanding South African leader.

Los Angeles verdict seen as partial justice

By Barry Sheppard SAN FRANCISCO — The conviction of two of the four Los Angeles cops charged with violating Rodney King's civil rights by nearly beating him to death was hailed by President Clinton as proof that the "system" works and that

Growing up quickly in South Africa

7 Up in South Africa Screening on SBS television Monday May 3, 7.30 p.m. (7 p.m. in Adelaide) Previewed by Norm Dixon "We have lots and lots of problems", explains seven-year-old Lunga, who lives in a township near Durban. "What are