By Chris Beale
Thailand is being rocked by the worst crisis to destabilise the "pro-democracy" government since Prime Minister Chuan's coalition came to office a year ago.
The crisis forced Chuan to cut short an important trip to China by
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Inquiry into toxic waste scandal
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — The Criminal Justice Commission is to launch a public inquiry into large-scale corruption involving illegal dumping of toxic waste in south-east Queensland.
The public
Karen people of Thailand
By Catheryn Thompson
I recently interviewed Ruggit Srisarin, a masters student at Tasmania University who recently visited the Karen people, who live on the border between Thailand and Burma. In Burma the Karen are
Green Is Magic
A CD by Trust
Funded by Small Change Foundation
Reviewed by Elle Morrell
What better way to get the message across? When Footscray Secondary College's school band, Trust, and the environment club got together, no-one
Year 501: The Conquest Continues
By Noam Chomsky
London: Verso, 1993. 331 pp. $29.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
1992 was the 500th anniversary of the arrival in the "New World" by Columbus. Noam Chomsky in Year 501 once again stands
By Ana Kailis
Australian soldiers are now on combat duty on Bougainville, according to reports from Radio Free Bougainville.
This follows the September 6 admission in parliament by defence minister Senator Robert Ray that Australian troops
Merv Nixon, 1923-1993
WOLLONGONG — Former South Coast Labour Council secretary and well-known Communist Party identity Merv Nixon died at Bulli Hospital on September 13 after a long battle with illness.
Arriving in Wollongong in 1954, the
By Jana D.K.
JAKARTA — More than 1,000 employees stopped work on September 13 at the PT Halco factory in Bekasi Raya, East Jakarta, which produces pots, pans and other household items. Shouting demands, workers erected banners and posters
Military attack Yogyakarta protest
A mass rally on September 11 at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, against the introduction of restrictive traffic laws, was attacked by the police and military, forcing participants to leave the campus.
Brewery sackings planned
By Paul Oboohov
The Financial Review on September 17 reported an announcement by New Zealand multinational brewer Lion Nathan, of Swan, Fourex and Tooheys sackings fame, that it is seeking sackings at its latest
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