In August 1975, as the Suharto dictatorship was preparing to invade East Timor, Australia's ambassador to Indonesia, Richard Woolcott, sent a cable to Canberra urging compliance with Indonesia's plans to annex East Timor.
He wrote: "It would seem
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Melbourne RisingProduced by SKA TV, Melbourne
REVIEW BY SIMON BUTLER
The 20,000-strong blockade of the World Economic Forum's summit
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PRD suit against Suharto hampered
On October 18, the chairperson of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) Budiman Sujatmiko met with the National Ombudsman Commission to complain about "unprofessional" incidents by the court that have disrupted a law
JAKARTA — Following a long battle, the militant Indonesian National Front for Workers Struggle (FNPBI) has finally won legal status as one of the country's 38 recognised unions.
The decision, by the ministry of labour, was based on a new law
BY GEORGINA DAVIES
In the cloyed back rooms of suburban homes across Australia, outworkers slave over their sewing machines to produce high-fashion garments for the likes of Billabong, Cherry Lane, Converse, Esprit, Fletcher Jones, Jay Jays, Johnny
What do consultants do?
Ever wondered what a consultant does? You must have heard of them.
They are the experts who grow and prosper with every government move.
Closing down schools? You need a consultant. Handing over government
Judicial inquiry into the Balibo killings
We believe that the time has come for a full judicial inquiry with broad terms of reference, into the murder of the Balibo Five journalists, Gary Cunningham, Brian Peters, Malcolm Rennie, Greg Shackleton
The last issue of Green Left Weekly inadvertently printed a photograph of an Aboriginal activist who has died. We sincerely apologise for any distress this may have caused Aboriginal people.
BY JOHN PILGER
According to the folksy writer Matthew Engel, the glories of the Olympic Games have a cathartic effect on nations. The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles "helped the US regain the confidence it lost in Vietnam". He omitted to explain the
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