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No more Dad and Dave

Gatton Man By Merv Lilley McPhee Gribble. 194 pp., $17.95 Reviewed by John Tognolini "I'm past seventy. I was, in a sense, born with a task. I was born twenty-one years after the event. I am the only person left on earth who could write

Mindlessly Mullumbimby

Dancing on the Edge Los Bobos Cosmicos Self-financed release through Disculture Reviewed by Norm Dixon This is the first release by a new distribution company, Disculture, that specialises in promoting "self-dependent" artists — artists

Radio highlights

Is Every Sperm Sacred? — Written and performed by Irene Stephanou, a South African of Greek descent. A funny and furious dissection of the "new" South Africa. ABC Radio National, Friday, February 24, 9.30pm. Womadelaide live — For all those

Write on: letters to the editor

Australian Greens An article on privatisation by me in Green Left #174 described me as acting Secretary of the Territory Greens. While that appellation was correct at the time of writing it should be made clear that since then I have resigned

Hindmarsh bridge victory turns sour

Hindmarsh bridge victory turns sour By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — "Today [February 15] is a sad day for Aboriginal people in this country and in particular Aboriginal women because Justice O'Loughlin in the Federal Court in Adelaide made

Indigenous performers feature at WOMADELAIDE

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — WOMAD '95 (in Botanic Park, February 24-26) promises to be a more exciting and diverse event as its reputation grows on the international music scene. The International Year of Tolerance and beginning of the

News briefs

BRISBANE — Queensland Council for Civil Liberties vice-president Terry O'Gorman has blasted a new Criminal Justice Commission report which calls for power for itself and state police to seek Federal Court approval to tap telephones in the course of

Workcover rally blocks Adelaide streets

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — Thousands of workers marched through the city on February 15 to express their frustration and anger at the Brown Liberal government's proposed changes to the workers' compensation scheme, Workcover. The

Japanese whalers hunting in sanctuary

Japanese whalers hunting in sanctuary Greenpeace has caught the Japanese whaling fleet hunting whales in the newly created Antarctic whale sanctuary. The crew aboard the MV Greenpeace found the fleet in the Southern Ocean for the third time

Media wars

Over the last week, the media have been following the struggle of media magnate Kerry Packer in his quest to be the first person in Australia to own everything. Packer's "assault" on the Fairfax newspaper empire has been heralded as the greatest

Indian child labourers organise

Across India, more than 40 million children work in industries making such products as bangles, fireworks, matches, carpets, glass, hosiery and leather.

They also serve

They also serve Clerks Written and directed by Kevin Smith Opening in March at the Kino, Melbourne Reviewed by Chantal Wynter and Kelly Jean Clerks is a hilarious film by 24-year-old first time director Kevin Smith. Based on the