Midnight Oil on tour
Midnight Oil and Things of Stone and Wood
At Wollongong University, May 25
Reviewed by Paul Conrad
Midnight Oil, along with Melbourne support band Things of Stone and Wood, played at Wollongong University for two
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Victory for free speech in the mall
By Susan Price
BRISBANE — Brisbane City Council agreed to acknowledge the right of free speech and political activity in the Queen Street Mall on May 26. A meeting between the Lord Mayor Jim Soorley
By Nick Johnson
PHNOM PENH — Against all expectations, in a country braced for terrorist acts, the May 23-28 election has succeeded. By day three of the poll, a staggering 85% of the electorate had voted. In Battambang, the most
ADELAIDE — "No Means No" is the theme of a rally organised to protest against the closure of the Rape Crisis Centre. The rally will be outside the ALP Council meeting at the United Trades and Labor Council, South Terrace, from 6 p.m. on
Minson backs down
PERTH — Environment minister Kevin Minson has had to retreat from his attempt to sack three Environmental Protection Authority members.
Norm Halse, John Bailey and Christine Sharp are part-time members of the EPA. On
CB4
Directed by Tamra Davis
Written by Chris Rock and Nelson George
Starring Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Deezer D and Charlie Murphy
CB4 soundtrack
Various artists
MCA Records
Reviewed by Ignatius Kim
While rap music offers
On May 21 Xanana Gusmao was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Indonesian court after he upset the regime's script by refusing to make his defence plea in Indonesian and by then making a clear and strong rebuttal of the authority of the court
By Franois Vercammen
The dramatic crisis of the European Community in the summer months of 1992 has stimulated a series of Europe-wide initiatives by the left opposed to the capitalist vision of a united Europe embodied in the Maastricht
$8 per week: don't hold your breath
In April, the ACTU Executive decided that now was not the right time to lodge a claim for the $8 per week so-called safety net wage rise "promised" under Accord Mark VII. According to the ACTU, the high
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