The Wings of the DoveStarring Helena Bonham Carter and Linus RoacheDirected by Iain SoftlyBased on the novel by Henry JamesOpens February 19 Review by Becky Ellis
The Wings of the Dove is set in London in 1910 and follows the complicated story of
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Another one has bitten the dust
In the January 23 Weekly Mail and Guardian, well-known feminist novelist Fay Weldon (Praxis, Female Friends, The Life and Loves of a She Devil) explains why she thinks feminism has gone too far.
According to figures released by the National Institute of Space Surveys on January 26, deforestation in the Amazonian region has increased alarmingly in recent years. Around 2,905,900 hectares of forest were cut down in 1994-95, double the annual
By Francesca Davis
Discrimination, marginalisation and persecution of former citizens of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in unified Germany have reached alarming proportions, according to a declaration signed by representatives of all
Editorial: A new low
A new low
On February 5 and 6, the High Court heard an appeal by the Ngarrindjeri women of South Australia arguing that the 1997 Hindmarsh Island Bridge Act, passed by federal parliament to enable the privately owned
By Sam McQuillan
PORT KEATS, N.T. — There have been calls for an inquiry into the closure of a remote Aboriginal community health centre in the Northern Territory. The legality of this action by the Territory Health Department is being
Two laws
By Brandon Astor Jones
"Our [US] Constitution is color-blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect to civil rights all citizens are equal before the law. The humblest is the peer of the most powerful."
Bindi-eye Bop — Songs for children aged 0 to 90By Margaret Bradford1997, $15 (plus $2 postage)Write to 12 Naranga Ave, Engadine NSW 2233or phone/fax (02) 9520 6180 Review by Alex Bainbridge
For parents of young children, finding suitable
MELBOURNE — Workers First is the militant group of union organisers and shop stewards challenging for the leadership of the Victorian branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union in the April union elections. On February 4, close to 300
By Pip Hinman
From day one, it was clear that the two-week constitutional convention would achieve its desired aim — to construct an elaborate show of "the Australian people" deciding an important course for the nation. However, with both Labor
By Nikki Ulasowski
CANBERRA — On February 4, the first student-initiated native title group was formed at the Australian National University. The meeting was attended by activists from Resistance, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation,
SYDNEY — Barbara Wright, president of the NSW Medical Consumers Association and a retired nurse, is picketing Liverpool Hospital every weekday from 8.30 to 9.30am. Wright is suffering serious spinal problems and needs urgent surgery. Her bowel,
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