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Olympics: Troops in the streets?

BY DAMIEN LAWSON SYDNEY — With no media attention or public discussion, the federal Coalition government is using the Olympics to justify sweeping new powers which allow the military to suppress domestic unrest in Australia. Under the pretext of

PAKISTAN: 'No more Hiroshimas'

PAKISTAN: 'No more Hiroshimas' LAHORE — A seminar on the theme "No More Hiroshimas" was organised jointly by Lahore Peace Forum and Joint Action Committee for Peoples Rights on August 6 at Lahore Press Club. Despite severe rain, more than 200

Corporate think tanks assault environmentalism

BY JIM GREEN Welcome to the world of the conservative think tank, a world in which modern forestry "helps preserve wildlife habitat", "radioactive waste has a great advantage over other kinds of waste", "a camel is a horse designed by a committee",

The law is an ass

The law is an ass The Howard government will gain only limited comfort from the August 11 ruling in Darwin Federal Court by Justice Maurice O'Loughlin. In dismissing the suit of Lorna Cubillo and Peter Gunner, two representatives of the

ITALY: Appeals to release Chilean dissident

ITALY: Appeals to release Chilean dissident BY SEAN HEALY Chilean leftists and indigenous activists have called for international help to force the Italian government to free Jaime Yovanovic, who is being held awaiting extradition back to his

UNITED STATES: Hypocrisy, Republican style

Hypocrisy, Republican style SAN FRANCISCO — The four-day Republican Party convention finally came to an end on August 4 with the formal nomination of Texas Governor George W. ("Dubya") Bush, as the party's presidential candidate in November.

SOUTH KOREA: Kim appoints investigation panel

Kim appoints investigation panel SEOUL — South Korea's President Kim Dae-Jung appointed a human rights investigation panel to investigate repression of the pro-democracy movement by previous military dictatorships and decide on compensation.

Why Howard hates sole mothers and lesbians

Why Howard hates sole mothers and lesbians BY LISA MACDONALD When Prime Minister John Howard announced on August 2 that the federal government would move to allow states to outlaw single women's and lesbians' access to in vitro fertilisation

Asian trade unionists to speak

BY PIP HINMAN SYDNEY — Indonesian union leader Romawaty Sinaga, of the the Indonesian National Front for Labour Struggle (FNPBI), and Francisco Pascual, of the Philippine People's Development Resource Centre, are the two international guest

ALP waters down native title policy

ALP waters down native title policy BY SIMON BUTLER At its national conference in Hobart, the Australian Labor Party quietly discarded its commitment to the right of native titleholders to negotiate at the exploration stage of mineral projects

Networker: Plenty of shovels, not much gold

Networker: Plenty of shovels, not much gold Spare a thought for the world's billionaires. They can't make much money from the internet. While those who control the world's phone and broadcasting companies are doing very well, the majority of the

INDONESIA: Suharto thought likely to escape

After months of delays, false starts and a performance to rival Christopher Skase's "Now I'm sick, now I'm not", former president Suharto is finally to stand trial for embezzlement of Indonesian state funds. On August 3, the 79-year-old Suharto was