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Suharto moves to silence critic

Suharto moves to silence critic By James Balowski On August 5, the private secretary of one of Indonesia's best known statespersons was brought to trial for "insulting" President Suharto. Thirty-four-year-old Buyung Rachmat Buchori is being

Telstra workers face uncertain future

LEO WALLIN works in Telstra's commercial and consumer business unit as a customer sales representative. He spoke to Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly's JAMES VASSILOPOULOS about Telstra's new work regime and the enterprise bargaining proposal. Wallin says working in

Nurses continue fight for pay and conditions

Nurses continue fight for pay and conditions By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE— Victorian nurses voted on August 6 to close 20% of hospital beds as part of their long-running dispute with the state government over pay and staffing. All public

'Corporate dirty secrets laws' spread through US

By Peter Montague US corporations are successfully pursuing a new strategy to evade environmental laws and regulations. The New York Times describes the strategy: "Urged on by a coalition of big industries, one state after another is adopting

Crackdown continues in East Timor

By James Balowski While attention has been focused on South African President Nelson Mandela's recent meeting with jailed Fretilin leader Xanana Gusmao, and Mandela's offer to "contribute" to UN-sponsored negotiations between Portugal and

Looking out: All in pieces

All in piecesAll in pieces By Brandon Astor Jones and Sarah Connor "First there [is] the children's house of make believe,Some shattered dishes underneath a pine,THe playthings in the playhouse of the children,Weep for what little

Citipower workers: 13 weeks and still fighting

By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — The dispute between electricity supplier Citipower and the Electrical Trades Union has entered its 13th week. ETU members voted on August 5 to stay out until the issue of job security has been resolved. The

High school walk-out called

High school walk-out called By Aimee Lipscombe and David Steinberg MELBOURNE — Resistance is calling on high school students to walk out of class and join the education national day of action rally at the Museum at 1pm on August 20.

Arguments for socialism: Socialists and free speech

Socialists and free speech By Sean Healy One of the main controversies in the growing movement against Pauline Hanson's racism surrounds the issue of whether or not the movement should call for restrictions on her legal right to free

Beijing rolls back civil rights in Hong Kong

By Eva Cheng After failing to stop the limited democratisation of Hong Kong's political order in the territory's final colonial years, Beijing threatened to roll back those changes after it took control on July 1. It has been doing that over the

The politics of exciting theatre

Sade/MaratPACT in association with UNSW Theatre and Film Studies FacultyDirected by Christopher RyanPACT Theatre, Railway Pde, Erskineville, SydneyUntil August 16 Review by Brendan Doyle Good news! Theatre is not dead! It's alive and kicking in

Inactive student guilds face active opposition

Inactive student guilds face active opposition By Corinne Glenn PERTH — In the lead-up to the national week of action against education cuts and up-front fees, you could be forgiven for thinking that student unions were banned and working