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Alienation plus

And the Ass Saw the Angel A play by Black Hole Productions Napier Street Theatre, South Melbourne, until Oct 30 Reviewed by Lachlan Anderson This play is an adaptation of the macabre novel by Australian rock musician Nick Cave. The story

The Vatican

The Vatican Vatican City is an independent state with a population of roughly 1000 people, who are principally Vatican employees, including a large number of priests and nuns. The pope is the monarch for life of the Vatican. The state is

Wingti's gamble sparks PNG crisis

By David Robie PORT MORESBY — A manoeuvre by Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Paias Wingti has plunged the country into a constitutional crisis. The move follows growing unrest about Wingti's plans to abolish the nation's provincial government

Bringing back the rage

By Holly Hammond and Tamara Desiatov PERTH — It's Artrage time again, Perth's annual arts festival. Artrage has become a predominantly mainstream arts festival, with a lack of dissenting art and hence a lack of "rage". Artrage has

Referendum on voting system

Referendum on voting system By Kim Linden UCKLAND — There are two votes for New Zealanders on November 6, one to elect a government and the other to decide how governments are elected in the future. The choice in the referendum is

John Albert debut solo

John Albert debut solo Through a Mirror John Albert Sunset Music through Larrikin Reviewed by Ignatius Kim It's not exactly easy listening, but this debut solo album from Aboriginal singer/songwriter John Albert (used to front for

Cuban film fest

Cuban film fest SYDNEY — The Fairfield School of Arts will host a video festival of films from and about Cuba on Sunday, October 31, at 2 p.m. The films are presented by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society. Proceeds from the event will

The papal encyclical: a fundamentalist revival?

By Catherine Brown The past year has been a bad one for the Catholic Church hierarchy. In the Catholic heartlands, in so far as there are any these days, popular support for the "moral fads" which Pope John Paul II attacks in his new encyclical

Yeltsin consolidates his dictatorship

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — Since tanks of the armed forces finally blew away Russia's parliament on October 4, President Boris Yeltsin has moved swiftly to suspend, disband or intimidate the major potential sources of opposition to his rule.

Aboriginal march in Adelaide

Aboriginal march in Adelaide By Tully Bates ADELAIDE — One hundred and fifty people marched from Parliament House to the Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute on October 13 to show their opposition to the proposal to scrap the Racial

Arthur Scargill on labour's lost opportunity

A year ago the British government of John Major announced a massive coal mine closure plan that within months would have closed 30 pits with the loss of 30,000 jobs. The announcement produced an outcry from the broader community which culminated in a

... and ain't i a woman?: We are not a 'target market'

We are not a 'target market' Oh goody, just what we need — another "women's interest" magazine. The New Weekly, launched on October 14, is the latest offering from the man who brings us Woman's Day, Women's Weekly, Cleo, Cosmopolitan, Dolly