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Gareth is coming Watch out world — Gareth is coming. Stand up, Australia, because our favoured son is OS and making it big. Does the pope live in the Vatican? You bet! Does a wombat shit in the bush? Uh-huh. Is Gareth Evans the ant's
By Helen Jarvis PHNOM PENH — "Time's up for the Khmer Rouge" was the title of a talk given by Tuon Chay, governor of Siem Reap, at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Cambodia on January 4. Chay, who is running the program to seek
Earthbeat — The latest news, views and issues on the environment. ABC Radio National, every Saturday, 9.05am. The Dead Brother — The wonderful Max Gillies features in this radio play by Kevin Nemeth. Frank and Jane, married for 30 years,
By James Basle CANBERRA — With less than three weeks till the February 18 ACT elections, voters could be excused for thinking, which elections? Campaigning so far has been very low key. The NSW elections and the by-election for Ros Kelly's
Greens: no 'conscience' vote in NSW The Greens NSW support repeal of all abortion laws in the state and do not allow a "conscience" vote on the question, says Leeza Dobbie, a member of the Greens' ticket for the Legislative Council. An
How to win the woodchip battle There's no doubt that the extent of the outrage over the government's woodchip licence decision will force the ALP to come up with a range of "compromises" aimed at the green movement in the lead-up to the next
Interview with the Vampire With Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt Reviewed by Max Lane Vampire brilliantly transports the audience into the degenerate, darkly colourful underside of 18th century New Orleans and Paris. The three main characters, the
We in that factory we were getting tired of the wrong expression we were thinking if the moon is the same and the heat of the sun is still on why are only the bosses and their servants laughing and singing their songs. We, like any man in
By Lisa Renfrey The federal ALP's elaborate manoeuvres to clean up the political mess it created with the issuing of 11 woodchip export licences in December has only fuelled the anti-woodchipping campaign around the country. Prime Minister
By Max Lane Indonesian troops in East Timor executed six young East Timorese civilians on January 12. The victims were Jose Nunes (35), Abel Nunes (20), Victor (24), Augusto Pinto Nunes (20), Americo Araujo (20) and Osorio Soares (20). According
Young money-maker of the year On invasion day each year we are treated to fireworks and a set of Australia Day Honours. The conferring of these honours is decided by some anonymous committee, and their recipients are usually a politically
By John Queripel MANILA — Few people would have thought that just eight years after the 1986 People's Power revolution, the spectre of martial law would again hang over the Philippines. Yet several indications are that this could be the case.