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FIJI: 'Parachute journalism' aids plotters' propaganda

FIJI: 'Parachute journalism' aids plotters' propaganda DAVID ROBIE, a respected commentator on Pacific island affairs and now head of the journalism program at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, spoke to Green Left Weekly's NICK FREDMAN.

ECUADOR: Church calls cops on activists

ECUADOR: Church calls cops on activists Friends of the Earth (FoE) Australia has called on supporters of environmental and social justice to protest against the detention of activists in Ecuador. On July 10, a group of more than 50 peasant,

Loose cannons

Good governance "We are not going to repair or rebuild everyone's home ... Even if we were able to, it would not be a good idea; it would not be good governance." — Stephen Lewarne, head of reconstruction in the United Nations administration in

Australia abuses refugees' human rights

Kazem, a refugee from Iraq, arrived in Australia by boat from Indonesia in October. University educated and with a family in Iraq, he hoped to make a new life in Australia, free from constant fear. He planned to bring his wife and children out to

UN report shows poverty grinds on

UN report shows poverty grinds on The benefits of increased global trade, investment, technology and economic growth are not flowing through to the world's poorest people, a new United Nations report released on June 29 has found. Worldwide, 1.2

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor Equality of opportunity? Readers may have seen a recent series in the Australian on inequality. Much rubbish was written, some of which I hope to address later. However, particularly striking was the consensus

Statistics as tragedies

Statistics as tragedies BY SEAN HEALY The HDR 2000 is primarily a statistical compilation, with pages and pages of tables. But amongst the statistics are real tragedies: In Afghanistan, 94% of the country's 21.3 million people have no access to

EAST TIMOR: UNTAET to form 'cabinet'

On June 12-13, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) issued regulations for the formation of a joint Timorese-UNTAET "cabinet" and announced changes to the nature of the National Consultative Council (NCC). The

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Action updates

Joy miners joyful SYDNEY — Two hundred union supporters enjoyed an excellent evening of Latin American and African music at a benefit at the Harbourside Brasserie on July 12 for the workers of Joy Mining. The evening, organised by the

Centrelink staff outraged at minister's attack

Centrelink staff outraged at minister's attack BY JIM McILROY BRISBANE — Union members in Centrelink offices around the country are outraged at attempts by family and community services minister Jocelyn Newman to blame them for GST-related

SOUTH AFRICA: Privatisers gets 'Seattled'

SOUTH AFRICA: Privatisers gets 'Seattled' JOHANNESBURG — Holding up an unexploded orange water balloon like a trophy, South Africa's water and forestry department director-general Mike Muller beamed with relief. He and a gathering of water