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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: Giving with one hand, taking with the other

Breaking the Banks: the Impact of the Asian Development Bank and Australia's Role in the Mekong RegionBy Jonathan Cornford and Michael SimonCAA-Oxfam Australia, 2001$17.95 REVIEW BY MELANIE GILLBANK Breaking the Banks is a timely publication from

and ain't i a woman?: Domestic violence — abuse or just 'against the rules'?

"Violence against women — it's against all the rules" is the name of the adverts broadcast on commercial radio and displayed on the back of buses on behalf of the NSW attorney-general's department. The campaign is targeted at young men and

EAST TIMOR: Big business press backs Australian oil theft

BY JON LAND In the wake of the second round of negotiations between Australia and East Timor on the Timor Gap Treaty and the disputed seabed boundary, Australia's big business press are stepping-up its support for Canberra's push to deny East Timor

Loose cannons

Leadership "I hope we can find some way to keep the businesses around here going but I don't know." — new Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi. Best qualified person for the job President George W Bush's choice for the number three spot at the US

PAKISTAN: Shell challenged over gas exploration

BY CAM WALKER A legal challenge against Shell and the military government of Pakistan began in a Karachi court on April 25 over plans to explore for gas in Kirthar National Park. The Kirthar National Park was established in 1974 and is one of

No to racism! Free the refugees!

[The following statement, initiated by the Melbourne Refugee Action Collective, is to be published in the May 26 Australian. To add you name to the statement and/or that of your organisation, or to make a donation to help pay for its

Jello Biafra urges boycott of World Bank bonds

Former Dead Kennedys' front man and candidate in the US Green Party's presidential primaries, Jello Biafra, has endorsed the World Bank bonds boycott campaign on his new spoken-word album, Become the Media. On the album, Biafra talks about the

Write on: Letters to the editor

Iraqi women Iraqi women suffer gender discrimination and oppression due to the implications of Iraqi family law and the policies of the Iraqi government. The UN's economic sanctions have also jeopardised living conditions and intensified women's

'Workers' compensation is a human right'

BY JOHN GAUCI SYDNEY — On April 27, 1500 workers attended a ceremony on the steps of the Opera House to mark International Day of Mourning for Dead and Injured Workers. The ceremony paid tribute to all workers killed or injured at work and was of

Buried books highlight funding crisis

BY JO HARNEY & MICHELLE BREAR SYDNEY — A scandal involving a university's burial of library books has inspired students to re-ignite a struggle for better quality education and more equitable funding. In 1995, approximately 10,000 books, some

Larry Kirwan: Not all happy riots and righteous parties

Kilroy Was HereLarry KirwanGadfly Records<http://www.gadflyrecords.com> REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS Larry Kirwan is best known as leader/song-writer of Irish-American rebel-rockers Black 47. He is most often seen in a packed New York pub, his

Natasha Stott Despoja's 'new politics'

BY ALISON DELLIT If the mainstream media are to be believed, the ascendency of Natasha Stott Despoja to the leadership of the Australian Democrats, and of Aden Ridgeway to the deputy leadership, heralds a new era in Australian politics. Never has