Spotlight on Indonesia
Massive public transport strike
A strike of some 10,000 public transport drivers paralysed North Sumatra's capital city, Medan, on August 21. The strikers were demanding cheaper spare parts, subsidised fuel and an end to
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Farnham's managers threaten to sue S11
BY ARUN PRADHAN
MELBOURNE — John Farnham's managers have admitted they doesn't know who to sue to prevent the adoption of the singer's "You're the Voice" as the official anthem of September 11 protests
Networker: Where is cyberspace?
Where is cyberspace?
Log on to the internet. Chances are there is someone already logged on who you know or might be interested in "chatting" (taking turns to type messages to each other in real time). The two (or
Fires of reconciliation
CANBERRA — The walk for peace led by Arabunna elder Kevin Buzzacott arrived here on August 21. The walk left the shores of Lake Eyre on June 10 and has covered 2400 kilometres and passed through many towns, including
Olympics torch met by activists
BY NICK FREDMAN
LISMORE — Amidst the surreal atmosphere created by chariots, giant video screens and corporate trucks and displays, 30 activists used the opportunity presented by the Olympic torch's passage here
Olympic freeloading
There was quite a mixture of embarrassment and hypocrisy on display last week as corporate "hospitality" for politicians hit the news. Olympic tickets, plus air fares, accommodation, food and drink and who knows what else —
World Bank admits failure
The World Bank has admitted that a sector adjustment loan for the restructuring
of India's coal industry “has exacted a severe toll on citizens whose lives
ultimately were supposed to have been made better by
PAKISTAN: Apology demanded for military atrocities
LAHORE — The Joint Action Committee for People's Rights Lahore (JAC) has demanded that Pakistan's military government give a formal apology for the atrocities committed by Pakistani military
BY MELANIE SJOBERG
MELBOURNE — The Victorian Trades Hall Council will endorse and participate in three events associated with protests against the September 11-13 World Economic Forum (WEF) summit here — but the major event, the start of the
Courts are 'homophobic, misogynist'
BY PAM CURRIE
BRISBANE — Jennifer Morgan's fight began six years ago when a doctor at a Brisbane clinic told her to forge a male partner's signature on a consent form so as to qualify for artificial
UNITED STATES: Fox 'violated whistle-blower act'
After a three-year fight to clear their names, Jane Akre and Steve Wilson won a partial victory on August 18 against former employer Fox TV. A Tampa, Florida, jury found that Akre was fired by Fox
A report into the daily operations of Papua New Guinea's Tolukuma goldmine claims that the mine's Australian operators expect to wipe out all fish life and food resources along a 30-kilometre stretch of a nearby river. This is a direct consequence of
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