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Test tube farming: a formula for disaster

By Anne Casey A large part of our food today comes from multinational corporations, which are increasingly taking over all aspects of food production. They supply uniform seed varieties to growers along with the pesticide and fertiliser

Power to the people

Power to the people By Michael Tardif "Power to the people!", fists raised, sounded a crowd of 10,000 as Arrested Development led the chant which opened their second Sydney concert. Let it rain, take my pain, I'm glad to meet you

Reformers comment on Suharto-army polemics

By Max Lane The recent struggle in Jakarta over vice-presidential, cabinet and military positions has provided a chance for liberal reformist critics of the regime also to obtain media coverage for their criticisms of authoritarianism and

Joh jury inquiry focuses on investigator

Joh jury inquiry focuses on investigator By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The spotlight in the ongoing Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into the selection of the jury in the 1991 Joh Bjelke-Petersen corruption trial has now turned to legal

Passionate fishes

Passion Fish Written and directed by John Sayles Starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard Reviewed by Lee Wallace The critics' pull quotes used to promote Passion Fish, the new film from the New York-based independent writer/director

Logging destroys rare possum habitat

Logging destroys rare possum habitat By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Conservationists have expressed outrage over the destruction of a prime habitat of one of Victoria's rarest mammals, the Leadbeater's possum. Two weeks ago,

President's hand in his own assassination

President's hand in his own assassination By S. Piyasena Sri Lanka, where violence has become the rule rather than the exception, has created another record by assassinating the president and his principal rival within just eight days.

Sydney to feast on film

By Karen Fredericks The 40th Sydney film festival was launched by George Miller on May 4. In his speech, Miller credited the festival with providing the vital inspiration for himself and the whole "first wave" of Australian film makers.

'Be realistic, do the impossible'

By Frank Noakes "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity ...", wrote Charles Dickens of 18th century

Action updates

ADELAIDE — More than 2000 public sector workers filled the Festival Theatre for a mass meeting on May 12 in reply to the state government's planned public sector cutbacks. The meeting unanimously adopted a motion for "an ongoing political,

Rubber stamp revue

Federal Parliament Theatre review by Max Lane Readers may or may not be aware that the seat of government and assembly of representatives of the people — i.e. the new parliament — was sworn in and began sitting last month. "Sitting" —

Different traditions, and why don't we know anything?

Different traditions, and why don't we know anything? Asia Music Various Celestial Harmonies through Larrikin Records Available on CD Reviewed by Mina O'Shea After passing through the hands of many people who felt they couldn't