Childe and Australia: Archeology, Politics and Ideas
Edited by Peter Gathercole, T.H. Irving and Gregory Melleuish
University of Queensland Press, 1995. 245 pp., $16.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
Vere Gordon Childe is renowned as the
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Hazed
By Phil Monsour and Sue Ferres
Reviewed by Lynda Hansen
This tape is a refreshing collection of songs penned by Monsour, well known for his passionate political lyrics, accompanied by Sue Ferres on harmonies and violin. The tape
The Cutting Edge: The Metals — Anatomy of a union
SBS, Tuesday, April 4, 8.30pm (8 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson
This documentary seems to represent largely the viewpoint of the AFMEU (Automotive, Food, Metal and Engineering
By Max Lane
Central Jakarta police on March 16 detained without warrant several journalists at a party celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month. The party was hosted by AJI (Alliance of Independent Journalists), which was formed in the
By Natasha Simons
More than 15,000 students and academic staff across the country rallied, marched, struck and occupied against university fees on March 23. The demonstrations were part of a National Day of Action called by last December's No
By Lou Stanley
Space, the last frontier. Although we've moved beyond this well-known catch phrase, not much changes in the spirit of true trekking. Star Trek Generations has tried to meld the trekky cultures of the original Star Trek with Star
Kraft strike in fourth week
By Sue Bolton and Alana Kerr
MELBOURNE — Seventy-three members of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) and the Automotive, Food, Metals and Engineering Union (AFMEU) have entered their fourth week of strike action
ERA, operator of the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu, announced on March 20 that it was abandoning for the present its plans to release radioactively contaminated water into Magela Creek. The week before, Aboriginal traditional owners of land likely to
Bhaji on the Beach
Written by Meera Syal
Directed by Gurinder Chada
Starring Kim Vithana, Lalita Ahmed, Zohra Segal
At Mandolin Cinema, Sydney
Reviewed by Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle
Bhaji on the Beach is Gurinder Chada's first film
In the German elections in October, the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) nearly doubled its vote and won 30 seats in the Bundestag (parliament). Earlier this year, Sarah Stephen and Chow Wei-Cheng spoke to Dr Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, deputy
Envirospasm — A new youth environment program has begun on Melbourne community radio, 3CR (855 AM). It airs every Thursday at 1pm. Envirospasm's producers are asking environmental groups and others to let them know about news, actions and events.
By Rebecca Meckelburg
HOBART — The state attorney general, Ron Cornish, has banned 12 films that were due to be screened as part of Tasmania's inaugural Queer Film and Video Festival. The films have the go-ahead of the federal attorney general
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