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INDONESIA: Suharto thought likely to escape

After months of delays, false starts and a performance to rival Christopher Skase's "Now I'm sick, now I'm not", former president Suharto is finally to stand trial for embezzlement of Indonesian state funds. On August 3, the 79-year-old Suharto was

Progressive TV alive and well in Melbourne

Progressive TV alive and well in Melbourne BY AARON JOLLY MELBOURNE — If the elite corporate current affairs dross is still driving you up the wall, then relax, comrades, for relief is at hand. Melbourne independent community television

Rod Quantock to host McDebate

Rod Quantock to host McDebate BY JORGE JORQUERA MELBOURNE — Some of the world's best minds and sharpest wits will grapple with the crucial issue of our time here on August 25, when they debate "Whether McDonald's should run the World Bank".

INDONESIA: Students demand military, Golkar leave politics

Over the last week, Indonesian students have been demonstrating almost daily in front of the central Jakarta home of the former Indonesian dictator Suharto. They are calling for Suharto — who was formally charged with embezzling state funds

Leaflet writer paid $2640 by Centrelink

Leaflet writer paid $2640 by Centrelink ADELAIDE — The Social Security Appeals Tribunal has ordered Centrelink to put Norm Barber back on the dole and pay him $2640. Centrelink had cancelled Barber's Newstart payments on March 30 after accusing

Homophobia in the UTS administration

BY SIMON BUTLER SYDNEY — Thirty students from the University of Technology, Sydney were arrested and charged on August 9 after occupying the acting vice-chancellor's office. They were protesting University Council's rejection of official UTS

NOAM CHOMSKY: Unsustainable non-development

Unsustainable non-development By Noam Chomsky At a recent talk, Noam Chomsky was asked "What are the motivations of the US push for sustainable development in the developing world?" Here was his answer. It's the first time I ever heard of that

S11 forum discusses strategy

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS BRISBANE — "The demonstrations in Seattle have opened a significant crack in the ideological stronghold of the international financial institutions", said Max Lane, addressing a public meeting of more than 100 sponsored by the

UNITED STATES: Race and class — Ralph Nader: 'Freedom is participation in power'

RACE AND CLASS IN THE UNITED STATES: Ralph Nader: 'Freedom is participation in power' SAN FRANCISCO — "Freedom is participation in power", Ralph Nader, US Green Party candidate for president, told delegates to the July national convention of the

Street sex work criminalised by new bill

BY BEATRICE LAUFER PERTH — Western Australia's infamous "prostitution bill" became law on July 29. Eagerly awaited by some and feared by others, the bill renders street sex work illegal. Any involvement in street sex work will bring heavy jail

COLOMBIA: US aid package for murderous military

Colombia: US aid package for murderous military US President Bill Clinton on July 13 signed into law a massive aid package for the Colombian government. Approximately 80% of the US$1.3 billion has been allocated to Colombia's security forces in the

'We were our own censors'

'We were our own censors' The First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to KosovoBy Phillip KnightlyPrion, 2000574pp., $35 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was in South Africa to report on