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'Why didn't they arrest him 20 years ago?'

Tom Fawthrop PHNOM PENH — Kim Bophana is bitter about the failure of US plans to capture Pol Pot and deliver him to an international tribunal. Bophana lost 38 relatives during the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge rule. "The US had the power to arrest Pol Pot

Pete Seeger: fighting back with music

Pete Seeger: fighting back with music By Tom Bridges “I had a beautiful long-necked banjo, the 'Pete Seeger' model ... and I played it constantly. I had a sweetheart too, who gave me a Pete Seeger album for my birthday ... At last

Arief Budiman backs IMF in Indonesia

Comment by Helen Jarvis SYDNEY — More than 100 people, mainly Indonesians, packed into Burwood Community Centre on May 9 to hear Indonesian sociologist Arief Budiman speak on the topic "Can Suharto survive democratisation?" in a meeting organised

Carr pushes for more police powers

By Gemma Doherty SYDNEY — In recent weeks in NSW, both major political parties have been trying to outdo each other in statements to the media about the "law and order" issue. Premier Bob Carr's plan, announced last month, to help police tackle

A tale in two cities

A tale in two cities Reviews by Conrad Barrett Two films dealing with working-class alienation and its symptoms have just been released in major cinemas. One set in London, the other in suburban Australia, both deal with drugs, crime and violence

Setback for tax office management

Setback for tax office management By Ben Courtice The agreement accepted by executive level two staff in the Australian Taxation Office will not be certified by the Industrial Relations Commission because management made corrections to the

Campaign to oppose library closure

By Kathy Pinkusand Kamala Emanuel HOBART — The Tasmanian University administration has announced plans to "amalgamate" two libraries on the Sandy Bay campus during mid-semester break. The Biomed Library will be closed and materials transferred to

Australian socialists demand: 'End support for Indonesian dictatorship!'

Australian socialists demand: 'End support for Indonesian dictatorship!' The following is abridged from a statement issued on May 16 by the Democratic Socialist Party.   1. The Suharto regime did imperialism's dirty work for

The rule of law

The rule of law By Allen Myers "We will obey the law. Will the MUA obey the law by withdrawing its pickets from the docks in Sydney and Melbourne?" Words to this effect were part of the standard response of Patrick Stevedores and its partners in

Compelling outcasts

Compelling outcasts The ThiefDirected by Pavel ChukhraiWinner of the Venice Film FestivalShowing at Dendy and Cremorne cinemas from May 21 Review by Francesca Davis Set in 1952 and seen through the eyes of six-year-old Sanya, The Thief is a

People's Democratic Party calls for an end to New Order regime

The following statement was issued from Jakarta by the national leadership committee of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) on May 14. It was translated for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly by James Balowski. Today, students and other people rose up in a mass

Life of Riley: That's the point

That's the point It is right and proper that the PM should advise caution. After all, we don't want a bloodbath on our doorstep. It wouldn't do, would it? Here we are proffering the hand of friendship, with a tidy sum in it, and that Suharto