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SA State Bank: guess who's paying

By Liam Mitchell ADELAIDE — Yet another report on the collapse of the State Bank has come and gone — again with neither concrete proposals for action nor suggestions on how to avoid future disasters. The auditor general's report,

Spies used against Indonesian workers

By Cipto R. JAKARTA — Since the middle of the year, strikes have been increasing. Recently the Ministry of Manpower raised the Jakarta minimum wage to Rp3100 (A$2), and companies should have been paying this amount by July. There have

Shadow over Cambodia

Shadow over Cambodia Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge are on the verge of another international victory. The propaganda campaign by the US, the UK and the UN Security Council has by and large been taken up by the media. The UN peacekeeping

Nurrungar: the anatomy of a news story

By Greg Ogle ADELAIDE — On July 15 the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald (and page 3 of the Melbourne Age) announced a "US plan to abandon Australian bases". The story was based on a recently declassified Pentagon document. It said

The warm inner glow

The warm inner glow em = By Denis Kevans I've worked at Lucas Heights for years, Though tell me any want to know, And when I leave, I'll take with me A permanent warm inner glow. And politicians scoffed their best At people

Campaign to save professional centre

Campaign to save professional centre By Nikki Ulasowski BRISBANE — Thirty people attended a rally on July 30 against the sale of Bardon Professional Development Centre. The centre is the latest victim in a range of cutbacks by the state

Kierath changes WA compo plans

Kierath changes WA compo plans By Andrew McGain PERTH — The Court government announced on July 29 that it will "soften" its proposed changes to workers compensation. However, industrial relations minister Graham Kierath's new proposals

Shivers on establishment spines

By Bronwen Beechey Despite the time that has elapsed since the names Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, Donald McLean and Anthony Blunt made headlines, they are still guaranteed to send shivers up the spines of the British establishment. All

Rouble fiasco to rebound on Yeltsin?

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — The remaining confidence of many Russians in the economic strategies of their government perished over the weekend of July 24- 25, as a shock monetary reform threw retail trade into chaos and threatened to

Students Rally Against Education Cuts

Students Rally Against Education Cuts By Nathan Laurent BRISBANE — A rally of more than 600 student teachers at Queensland University of Technology on July 28 expressed anger at proposed state education cuts. The rally was

Twists and turns, but still misogynist

Gross Misconduct Directed by George Miller Written by Lance Peters and Gerard Maguire Starring Jimmy Smits and Naomi Watts Reviewed by Didit T. and Max Lane [Note: This review has to reveal the plot of Gross Misconduct. Don't read it

Queensland unions fight cutbacks

By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Public sector unions remain firm in their opposition to cutbacks proposed by Queensland's Labor government. In the strongest action to date, teachers have called a one-day strike and rally on August 5.