Cars, chaos and death — but no princess
AutogeddonBy Heathcote Williams and Nightshift Theatre AsylumSt Stephens Church, Newtown, Sydney Review by Brendan Doyle
The timing was brilliant, but not, alas, the publicity. Here's a group
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Victorian auditor-general under threat
By Bronwen Beechey
MELBOURNE — A public meeting on August 25 at Eastern TAFE's Wantirna campus was one of several across Victoria to protest against the state government's proposed changes to the
By Ana Kailis
MEXICO CITY — On September 13, 1111 Zapatistas will begin a march from Chiapas to Mexico City to demand the implementation of the San Andres agreements (signed in 1996) and to protest against the continuing military incursions
Precedent
"The Indonesian government used to complain about the Australian media like this. I just never thought I would hear it from an Australian foreign minister." — Indonesian journalist Ratih Hardjono on Alexander Downer's complaint that
Thank you
By Brandon Astor Jones
In loving memory of Mrs Stephanie "Jill" Wilkinson, and Mrs Cathy Smith.
As I write, I am aware that by the time this goes to press I will have gone through the trial process and will have been
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — Anti-nuclear campaigners may be on the road to victory in a battle to prevent the completion of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant, under construction in southern Russia. Local authorities in six administrative districts
In the spotlight
By Dave Holmes
It is a now a commonplace that the untimely death of Princess Diana has put the spotlight on the media. But the issues raised go far deeper than questions of media intrusion into the private lives of
Rally against toxic waste dump
By Ben Courtice
MELBOURNE — On August 31, 400 people rallied on the steps of parliament to meet a cavalcade of 40 farmers' tractors and trucks which had made its way in from the outlying suburb of Werribee.
Hostage of FortuneDirected by Meg Kanowski and Katrina DeveryMetro Theatre, Brisbane September 10-20, Wednesday to Saturday 8pmBookings 3221 1527 By Lynda Hansen
Director Katrina Devery studied theatre at University of Southern Queensland and
On the box
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
Access News —
Opposition to public housing changes
By Bridget Riggs
MELBOURNE — Several hundred people took to the streets on September 5 to voice their opposition to the state government's current public housing "reform" package. The rally at the Town
Protest against One Nation in Robertson
By Simon Frew
ROBERTSON — At the second One Nation meeting in the NSW southern highlands, protesters outnumbered supporters by about four to one. Despite the violence by Hanson supporters at a
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