Democracy in Indonesia conference MELBOURNE â Several hundred people attended a Democracy in Indonesia Conference organised by Community Aid Abroad on August 18-19. The keynote speaker was Indonesian academic George Aditjondro, who called on
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East Timor: new wave of repression By Max Lane
The East Timorese resistance organisations have called for the release of all East Timorese political prisoners and have appealed for help from non-government human rights organisations in the
Some concern "I have some concerns, particularly as some of the changes they [banks] have made are actually contrary to the recommendations in our report." — Dr David Cousins, head of the Prices Surveillance Authority, when banks raised fees
Turkish public sector workers strike By Jennifer Thompson
About 850,000 public sector workers — members of the Turkish trade union confederation Turk-Is — stopped work on August 8, disrupting communications, transport and power generation.
By Margaret Allan
NEWCASTLE The Greens have announced their candidates for the September 9 elections for the City Council. Apart from the ALP, the Greens are the only political party to stand candidates in all of the wards.
Three quarters
By Gerry Harant
The story goes that some years ago, when Graham Richardson was still the ALP's chief numbers man and head-kicker, he was asked, on one of the numerous occasions when the ALP leaders had again ignored the wishes of the party's
By Lisa Macdonald
"There has been mounting evidence in the international arena of Australia siding with corporate interests against initiatives to promote ecological sustainability, social justice and world peace", according to WA Greens
Thinking of you, Amelia "The food here is so tasteless you could eat a meal ... [then] belch, and it wouldn't remind you of anything." — Redd Foxx
Sensory deprivation can cause unusual, even strange, responses. Prisoners are among the
By Sean Magill
Sinn Fein activist Jim Neeson is touring Australia as the guest of Australian Aid for Ireland. His first stop was Western Australia, where he spoke to leading trade unionists, Aboriginal activist Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs), and
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