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By Eva Cheng In response to Indonesian President Suharto's attempts to backtrack from the promises which he gave the International Monetary Fund in exchange for US$43 billion in emergency credit lines, the US establishment has stepped up the
Talk is cheap John Howard has got a nerve. Not only does he attend an International Women's Day breakfast on March 8, but he also delivers a speech all about his "commitment to the continued advancement of women's rights" and "the inclusion of
By Max Lane BANGKOK — Between March 4-6, affiliates and supporters of the Asia Pacific Coalition on East Timor met for the third APCET conference here. More than 50 representatives from Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines,
Resistance activist contests Swinburne by-election By Kerryn Williams MELBOURNE — Students at Swinburne University will vote to fill a number of student union positions in a by-election on March 24 to 26. Resistance activist Arty Titiz is
By Peter Reid The return of ABC TV's Media Watch, revamped with a new presenter and producer, is a timely reminder of how vital it is to keep an unflinching eye on the press. The need for media sentinels has never seemed more imperative, saddled as
By Tuntuni Bhattacharyya SYDNEY — About 12,000 people attended the second Sydney Women's Festival in the Domain on March 8. The festival was initiated last year by a group of women in business and at art college who believed that the traditional
Foreign language By Brandon Astor Jones "Life is a foreign language ... [many] mispronounce it." — Christopher Morley (1890-1957) Taken from Thunder on the Left (1923), Christopher Morley's words remind me that death is the only language
By Martin Iltis ADELAIDE — On March 8, more than 2000 people took part in actions in support of reconciliation and native title. Around 1200 people gathered at Hindmarsh Square for the Show Your Hand Parade before marching to Rymill Park to link
By Matt Bloor KOOPALOONA NIARA — Logging has begun in the pristine, sub-alpine, old growth forests of Koopaloona Niara (Mother Cummings Peak) in northern Tasmania, despite a concerted effort by environmentalists to halt the destruction. For two
Special appeal By Max Lane Suharto and his cronies have the IMF and the World Bank to bail them out of the present crisis, but the Indonesian opposition, especially the underground movement based among the workers and urban poor, don't have the
Magazine sells out, but editor doesn't Magazine sells out, because editor doesn't By James Balowski In most countries, the editor of a magazine that sold out within a few days and can now be purchased only at more than 10 times its cover price
By Margaret Allan The appointment, on December 5, of an "independent committee" to "review" the Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 by the federal minister for work place relations and small business, Peter Reith, heralds