The following statement by Dita Indah Sari, chairperson of the People's Democratic Party, was issued on June 1.
As a result of the earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java on May 27, some 5800 people have died and 20,000 have
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Peter Boyle
"The 19th century industrialists saw their fortunes smashed by the Great Depression, two world wars and progressive income tax.
"But, as illustrated last week by Macquarie Bank's annual executive salary pageant, the super rich are
Eva Cheng
Having been revived after four years on the back of a mass people's movement, on May 18 Nepal's parliament proclaimed a series of measures to downgrade the power of the country's king. However, the measures stopped short of abolishing the
Sue Bolton
It took very little time for the federal government's lies about Work Choices to be exposed. Many workers were sacked on the day Work Choices came into operation, immediately revealing that the new law's sole purpose was to screw
A call to all welfare recipients, welfare-rights organisations, union members and unions to unite for justice on June 28.
We are facing a major assault on all working people in Australia — paid workers, unemployed people and those who are not
Dipankar Bhattacharya, the general-secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), has recently been charged with attempted murder for his role in leading a 2001 march against mass killings by the BJP-led government of Jharkhand state.
Jenny Richards
Mexican state police unleashed a wave of terror on
the towns of San Salvador Atenco and Texcoco, about 25 kilometres north-east of Mexico City, after residents staged highway blockades on May 3 in solidarity with 60 flower vendors
Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas
The second national congress of the National Union of Workers (UNT), the main progressive union federation in Venezuela, was suspended on May 27 after factional divisions led to a walkout by groups representing a
Zoe Kenny
In the face of mounting public pressure, PM John Howard announced on June 2 that the federal government would not sell its 13% share in the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme. Shortly after Howard's announcement, the NSW and Victorian
Fred Fuentes
Chanting "Too young to vote, so hear us yell! Work Choices go to hell!", more than 500 young people, most of them high-school students, marched in Sydney on June 1 to protest against the Howard government's attacks on young workers
Melissa Hughes & Pip Hinman
On the May 15 edition of ABC TV's Lateline, Northern Territory Crown Prosecutor Nanette Rogers went public with reports of violence and abuse of children in NT communities. She cited cases that were "beyond most people's
Jeffrey Wilson, Sydney
Political economy students at Sydney University are organising against discriminatory policies in the economic and business faculty that under-fund departments teaching primarily HECS students (who repay their university fees
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