Roma

After a lifetime of transience, Aboriginal elder, Roma, 60, finally wanted a home. Born in the Kalgoorlie area of Western Australia where she grew up on a mission, she moved to South Australia and spent most of her adult life travelling between the two states. "I moved around," says Roma with understatement.

Families `being Destroyed'

A family on the edge: this week, Roma and Clive Drummond, of Croydon, have spent several nights without sleep, trying to get their 35-year- old son, Ross, admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The Drummonds have not had a holiday in 10 years. They are exhausted, angry and frustrated about having to

Ti Amo Roma

Among the million souvenir stands, you can always find Fellini's Rome, but, alas, not Marcello Mastoianni. WHEN history, 2000 years and more of it, confronts you at every turn it must be easy to become blase, which probably explains the Romans' casual, even irreverent attitude to their city and i

All Abuzz: That's The New Hey, Hey, Haymarket

Shortly before Bar Roma moved to Elizabeth Street five years ago, Frank Sartor sat in the famous coffee shop in Hay Street sharing his dream about the restoration of the nearby Capitol Theatre over a cappuccino with Bob Carr. Yesterday, the Lord Mayor of Sydney was hailing the return of h