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Indonesia: Proposed security law sparks opposition

By Pip Hinman Indonesian House of Representatives speaker and Golkar faction leader Akbar Tandjung wants the Abdurrahman Wahid government to ratify the draconian security law which was pushed through a depleted parliament during the last hours of

Israeli soldiers maim Palestinian children

Israeli soldiers maim Palestinian children By Alec Smart EAST JERUSALEM — On December 16, I sat in a Lebanese restaurant discussing the ins and outs of the forthcoming millennium celebrations with Ralph. Ralph works for the Temporary

Indonesia: has democracy been won?

Indonesia: has democracy been won? Comment by Max Lane Socialists and progressive people face an important challenge in the coming few years to match the "solidarity" the Australian ruling class is extending to the new government of Indonesia and

Networker: To ashes

Networker: To ashes To ashes A network of satellites circling near the earth could deliver every imaginable communication service: television, videos, telephone, fax, internet, computer connections, and lots more. Such a

Telstra inquiry: we lose

Telstra inquiry: we lose The federal government, which wants to sell the remaining 50.1% of Telstra, announced an inquiry into Telstra service levels on March 19. The inquiry is chaired by Tim Besley, who headed the Commonwealth Bank when it was

Kagarlitsky: How I became an enemy of the state

A few months ago I was simply a political analyst. However, since March, I have stepped back into a role I had almost forgotten — that of coordinator of an informal political movement, in this case to organise a boycott of the Russian presidential election.

Workers demand restoration of WorkCover

Workers demand restoration of WorkCover By Chris Slee MELBOURNE — More than 4000 workers marched to the office of the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) on March 23 to demand improvements to WorkCover, Victoria's

Rally demands royal commission into reactor plan

By Molly Wishart SYDNEY — About 700 hundred people attended a rally at Menai, near the Lucas Heights reactor plant in southern Sydney, on March 26. The main aim of the rally was to build support for the demand, initiated by the Sutherland Shire

Catholic university wants to open medical school

By Sean Martin-Iverson PERTH — An announcement by the private, Catholic Notre Dame University that it intends to open a new medical school has been condemned by student activists and the WA branch of the National Union of Students. Notre Dame's

Loose cannons

Or anything else "I do not even remember the taste of liquor." — Philippines President Joseph Estrada, denying his chief of staff's report that Estrada often makes policy decisions during late-night drinking sessions with cronies. Union-free

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ subscription campaign: get involved!

You won't find John Laws or Alan Jones making extravagant supportive statements about 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly on their radio programs and you certainly won't find Rupert Murdoch adding GLW to his investment portfolio. GLW can't and won't pay "sponsorship"

Militant unions and the Labor government

Militant unions and the Labor government By Jorge Jorquera MELBOURNE — On March 22, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's regular Politics in the Pub at Comrades Bar hosted a discussion on issues facing the union movement in Victoria. Speakers included Dave