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Indonesian student demonstrations escalate

By James Balowski In the midst of mass arrests, and the disappearance and killing of scores of pro-democracy activists in Indonesia, anti-Suharto demonstrations continue to escalate. Ignoring threats by the military — who have also pleaded for

Looking out: Good intentions

Good intentions By Brandon Astor Jones "While the [Pardons and Parole] Board cited discrepancies in sentencing of co-defendants in three ... cases ... prisoners Ivon Stanley, Roosevelt Green and Van [Roosevelt] Solomon, were denied clemency

PNG moves to prop up timber industry rejected

PNG moves to prop up timber industry rejected Greenpeace has accused the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority and the World Bank of short-sighted and naive policies to prop up PNG's export log industry. Greenpeace said on March 17 it had obtained a

Anti-choice antics backfire

Anti-choice antics backfire By Sarah Stephen PERTH — The tactics of the anti-choice movement, led by the religious right, have backfired. On March 30, when state parliament resumed, an anti-choice rally was held outside Parliament House. A

Here's to culture, not money

Here's to culture, not money Amy's viewBy David HareOpera House Drama TheatreUntil April 18 Review by Mark Stoyich What a joy to see a conventionally structured, naturalistic drama in a traditional theatre after sitting through a week of

WA nurses' dispute intensifies

By Rina Anticich PERTH — Registered nurses in WA's public hospitals have taken further industrial action in their fight for a 15% pay increase. Nurses have received few pay increases over the last decade, yet their workload has increased

Skate puts Bougainville peace at risk

Skate puts Bougainville peace at risk By Norm Dixon Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Bill Skate, speaking on Australian television on March 31, has placed the Bougainville peace process at risk. Skate told the SBS Dateline program that

Telstra privatisation worries the bush — and it should

Telstra privatisation worries the bush — and it should By Allen Myers Prime Minister John Howard's decision to make the privatisation of the remaining two-thirds of Telstra an issue in the next federal election is clearly worrying Coalition,

IMF pushes garage sale of Thailand

By Eva Cheng Under orders from the International Monetary Fund, the Chuan Leekpai government is busy preparing the sale of some of Thailand's most important public assets: Thai Airways International, the Electricity Generating Authority of

From Marx to Nietzsche, erratically

Jack London: A LifeBy Alex KershawHarperCollins, 1997. 335 pp., $45 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon Leon Trotsky praised him as a revolutionary artist. Lenin was moved by his stories. Could this be the same author who wrote popular novels about the

Life of Riley: You can take comfort in my presence

You can take comfort in my presence GOOD NEWS! This column will soon be entering its fifth year. The smiling dial that marks it has not changed one smidgin in all that time. I'm ageless, that's what I am. I'm still the same bloke I was way back

Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference — a timely initiative

Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference — a timely initiative By John Percy The Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference taking place in Sydney, April 9-13, will bring together nearly 70 international speakers and participants from parties and movements