By Rex Rumakiek
Suharto's military dictatorship may have ended in Java but in West Papua (Irian Jaya) it is business as usual. Human rights violations that became synonymous with Suharto have continued since he stepped down in May. In June, while
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Rally for women's right to choose
By Lara Pullin
CANBERRA — Despite rain, 500 protesters gathered in Garema Place at lunchtime on September 23 to call on members of the ACT Legislative Assembly to vote against MLA Paul Osborne's attempt to
Indonesia: More foreign debt not the answer
International donors pledged $7.9 billion in aid to Indonesia at the annual Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) meeting in July, 50% more than last year. But the package will not provide long-term
By Zanny Begg
On September 15, the ALP launched its education policy for the federal election. Its key promises for tertiary education: $110 million in increased operating grants over the next three years; abolition of up-front fees for domestic
By Dr Syed Husin Ali
PETALING JAYA — Malaysia's deputy prime minister and finance minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, was removed from his posts on September 2. A day later he was sacked as deputy president of United Malays National Organisation
By Greg Adamson
In the last three decades, Australian secondary students have stood up for their rights time after time. In many, probably most cases, secondary student activists in Resistance have been among their leaders. In every case, charges
By Eva Cheng
South Korea's Federation of Bank and Financial Labour Unions (KFBU) has called on its 110,000 members to join an unlimited strike to start on September 29. The strike aims to save the jobs of nearly 28,700 members. The KFBU is
By Amanda Lawrence
CANBERRA — The ACT Carnell Liberal government has announced plans to privatise Canberra's ACTION buses, the only public transport in the city. The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has vowed to take industrial action to prevent the
By James Vassilopoulos
The Unity — Say No to Hanson party is barely 10 weeks old yet already it has 3000 members. It is standing 74 candidates in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA. In three states, its Senate tickets have a direct preference swap
Ethnicity, class and sexuality collide head on
Head OnDirected by Ana KokkinosWith Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis and Maria MercedisAdapted from the book Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas By Conrad Barnettand Natalie Wood
Ari (Alex
By Sue Boland
Now that the opinion polls are showing a slim majority against a goods and services tax (GST), big business is getting worried. While capitalists know the Labor Party is no threat to their profits, it isn't offering what the Coalition
By Vannessa Hearman
MELBOURNE — Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has recently returned from a tour of south-east Asia. On September 17, he said that he had offered the Indonesian regime aid to get through the economic crisis. Kennett offered to
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