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Advance Australia — not By Sarah Stephen Federal minister Philip Ruddock has announced that the government has rewritten the national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", to reflect the threats to Australians' national identity. We must all learn
Armed Insurrection MusicTet OffensiveOrder from 214 Ogden Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07307, USA, or e-mail <TETLINE@aol.com> Review by Ben Courtice Let's be frank, if you're looking for a polished metal or punk sound like the Offspring or
Incompetence as virtue  The traditionally staid Institution of Engineers Australia has identified a trend in government: once you get rid of people with specialist technical skills, you make mistakes which could have been avoided.
By Melissa Corbettand Justine Kamprad MELBOURNE — More than 350 people marked "Invasion Day" here on January 26 with a rally in the Bourke Street Mall. It was one of several events held around the country on the day. Rally chairperson Charmaine
Tamils call for international solidarity By Ana Pararajasingham The Sri Lankan army's humiliating defeats at the hands of the Tamil liberation fighters since the first week of November has proved beyond doubt the futility of a "military solution"
By Craig Cormick The Scene: A private nursing home by the sea. Two elderly men sit on chairs on a balcony, staring out over the ocean. In the rooms behind them, the walls are decorated with fine paintings by Rembrandt and Botticelli. Wagner plays
By David Wright BRISBANE — The Queensland Labor government's proposed indigenous heritage legislation continues the trend of both Labor and Liberal governments winding back the clock on land rights for Aboriginal people. Premier Peter Beattie's
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,
By Neville Spencer Gustavo Noboa was installed as president of Ecuador on January 22. He has promised to continue the economic policies which led to the ousting of President Jamil Mahuad the previous day in a coup which took place on the back of a
Apartheid minister backs ANC By Norm Dixon The apartheid regime's longest serving foreign minister, Pik Botha, travelled the world defending the racist system and its dirty wars against Angola and Mozambique and its terrorist attacks
MOSCOW — ANATOLY BARANOV, a long-time activist on the Russian left, now holds a prominent post as public relations director for one of the country's leading military-industrial corporations, which produces the famous MiG fighter aircraft. Baranov
Manipulation in Wonderland Being John MalkovichDirected by Spike JonzeStarring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and Catherine KeenerScreening in selected cinemas Review by Jonathan Singer Being John Malkovich has been categorised as comedy. I'm not sure