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Life of Riley: Oink! Oink!

Oink! Oink! B.J. Habibie: It is unfortunately true that today in Indonesia the people have forfeited the confidence of the government. The recent spate of street heat during the meeting of the Consultative Assembly has only served to distance

Still an inspiration

Life on the PicketVideo released by CFMEU, Vickery Lodge6 McAndrew St, Gunnedah 2380Phone (02) 6742 0821 to order Review by Alex Bainbridge Vickery was a small coalmine near Gunnedah in NSW. It employed only around 50 workers, but it was on and

Another pesticide surprise

By Peter Montague The decline and disappearance of frog populations worldwide remains a mystery, despite efforts by hundreds of scientists to determine the causes. The other major problem facing frogs — massive deformities observed since 1995 in

Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread'

Indonesia: 'The radicalisation will spread' Following the mass protests in Jakarta November 10-14, Green Left Weekly's MAX LANE spoke to MA'RUF, a leader of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) who has been monitoring developments. Question: What

Indonesia: The rise of a movement

1996 July 27 — Suharto cracks down on a protest at the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) after Megawati Sukarnoputri was deposed as PDI leader by the military. Riots break out and the regime blames the People's Democratic

'How we fight Habibie'

The events of the last two weeks have demonstrated the determination of the Indonesian people to achieve "reformasi total" — a total democratisation of Indonesian society. The massive demonstrations, of more than a million people on some days, were

Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader

Kurds in Sydney support PKK leader By Rupen Savoulian SYDNEY — Activists with the Australian Kurdish Association here reject Turkish government charges that Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is a "terrorist".

Saving Uncle Sam

Saving Private RyanDirected by Steven SpielbergWith Tom Hanks and Matt DamonScreening everywhere Review by Graham Matthews Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an extremely impressive film. It's meant to be. From the very first frames, you get

NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet

NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet By Justin Randell PEARL BEACH — Activists from Jabiluka Action Groups across NSW met on November 21 to discuss the way forward for the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine. Around 20 activists attended,

Second national strike stops Zimbabwe

Second national strike stops Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's workers on November 18 again brought the country to a standstill with the second of their weekly national strikes. The strike, called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, was held to protest

Looking out: Charity

Charity By Brandon Astor Jones "Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of the [human] race is indiscriminate charity." — Andrew Carnegie (1889) The Scottish-born US

Defend the Espy!

Defend the Espy! By Chris Spindler MELBOURNE — More than 1000 people demonstrated outside the historic Esplanade Hotel in the suburb of St Kilda on November 15 to oppose a proposed 38-storey shopping and hotel development on the site. The