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You shoot parliamentarians, don't you?

By Poul Funder Larsen MOSCOW — The full-scale military attack on the White House (October 4), ordered by Yeltsin, and taking a terrible toll of some 500 deaths, is by all accounts the opening chapter of a dictatorship along the lines that

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Cargo cult Is Sydney 2000 the ultimate in cargo cults? You can feel (and hear) the anticipation that riches and honours will fall out of the sky on us — when the only assured reality so far is a 2 or 3 billion dollar bill and a lowering of the

Transport plan for Melbourne northern suburbs

Transport plan for Melbourne northern suburbs By Alex Cooper MELBOURNE — A draft plan for public transport in the northern suburbs prepared by the Upgrade Upfield Coordinating Committee is a response to "the prevailing view of both

Students battle sexism at Swinburne

By Cherie Marion and Tasha Coleman MELBOURNE — The feminist Belladonna Collective is campaigning for the establishment of a women's director position on the Swinburne University Students Union, but misogynist student politicians have been

PNG agrees to Bougainville peace talks

PNG agrees to Bougainville peace talks By Pip Hinman A military stalemate on Bougainville and mounting international pressure have forced the Papua New Guinea government to announce that it will open Bougainville to independent observers

How Australia won the Olympics

How Australia won the Olympics By John Tomlinson At 4.20 a.m. on September 24, the secretary of the International Olympic Committee announced that Australia had won the right to host the year 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. It can now be

Socialists announce candidates

Socialists announce candidates By Liam Mitchell ADELAIDE — The Democratic Socialists have announced two candidates for the next South Australian elections. A major point in their platform will be greater democracy and the involvement of

The ecology of indigenous peoples

The Wisdom of the Elders By Peter Knudtson and David Suzuki Sydney: Allen and Unwin. 232pp. $19.95. Reviewed by Dave Riley Human history is part of natural history. Human beings arose via their interactions with nature. Human society

Emotions so powerful you can taste them

Emotions so powerful you can taste them Like Water for Chocolate A film by Alfonso Arau Reviewed by Elle Morrell In Mexico, hot chocolate is made with water, not milk. One brings the water to a boil and then adds the cocoa. When someone

A 'victory' that could turn sour

By Poul Funder Larsen After the onslaught on parliament Yeltsin is in a formal position of absolute power, as all other major political players at the centre are either dissolved, suspended or banned. The phoney elections in December are

Sham elections set in Swaziland

By Jabulane Matsebula The government of Swaziland is reported to be using drought relief aid to lure voters to register under a widely rejected system of elections. Swaziland has had a democracy drought for 20 years after the traditionalist

Aboriginal gallery makes a mark

By Bergen O'Brien SYDNEY — "When I paint I am free. My heart bonds with my mind which gives me an eye so keen and a hand so steady — paints a true statement of beauty so totally free", writes Bud Lansdale, an Aboriginal artist, from Long Bay