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The end of the Khmer Rouge?

Since 1987, Dr HELEN JARVIS has visited Cambodia regularly and worked there for extended periods in 1991, 1992-93 and 1995. She has worked with the National Library of Cambodia in its rebuilding after the Pol Pot years and in training of librarians.

'Equality': Hanson's cover for racism

'Equality': Hanson's cover for racism By Peter Boyle "We must get across the message", said Pauline Hanson at her May 30 meeting in Newcastle, "that to call for all Australians to be treated equally is not racism, to say that to be

Protest stops sand mining

Protest stops sand mining By Bernard Wunsch NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND — A five-week protest camp outside the Gordon sand mine operated by Consolidated Rutile Limited has ended with conservationists claiming victory after keeping the mine

10,000 rally for Wolfe Tone commemoration

By Nikki Ulasowski BODENSTOWN, Ireland — Ten thousand people from around Ireland attended the annual Wolfe Tone commemoration here on June 22. The large procession, piped and drummed along by marching bands representing many communities, wound

Outrage at Coode Island back flip

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Environmental groups and inner-city residents are outraged at the Victorian government's decision to keep the Coode Island chemical storage plant on the edge of the city. On June 24, planning minister Rob

Goolengook protests continue

By Tony Hastings EAST GIPPSLAND — The chainsaw crews and bulldozers are ripping into Goolengook's rainforest again. Winter has set in, and the road is too boggy to drive log trucks in, so they are building roads — paid for by the Victorian

Democrats do deal with Liberals on aged care

James Vassilopoulos The Democrats and the Liberals have struck a deal guaranteeing the passage of the Liberals' Aged Care Reform Bill through the Senate. The Australian Nursing Federation slammed the Democrats for caving in to the federal

Hanson and the 'battlers'

Hanson and the 'battlers' By Peter Boyle The big business media paint Hanson as a "battler" championing the interest of other "battlers". This is a false picture. Hanson is small business person (one of the wealthier ones), and many

Miners solid against Rio Tinto union-busting

By Alex Bainbridge HUNTER VALLEY — On June 27, the 17th day of their strike, workers at the Coal & Allied (C&A) Hunter Valley No. 1 coal mine again voted unanimously to continue their strike. The action comes after two years of negotiations

Traditional owners say 'no' to Jabiluka uranium

Traditional owners say 'no' to Jabiluka uranium By Susan Laszlo The battle to preserve the unique wilderness of Kakadu, safeguarded by Aboriginal people for some 60,000 years, has reached a critical point. By August, Energy Resources

Palestinians debate Oslo Accords

— Throughout the Palestinian and Israeli left, a serious discussion is occurring over the Oslo Accords and their inability to deliver peace, a Palestinian state or an improvement in life for the majority of Palestinians. Green Left Weekly's ADAM

ALP right loses AWU elections

ALP right loses AWU elections By James Vassilopoulos In elections in the Australian Workers Union, the positions of national secretary, national president and two of the four national vice-presidents have been won by a broad coalition,