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Loose cannons

Cheery "My role will be to lead the cheer squad for the Australian team." — Prime Menzies John Howard, asked his plans during the Olympics. Market failure "The level of the dollar does not reflect the fundamentals of the Australian economy."

EAST TIMOR: Guarding profits in the Timor Gap

Negotiations on the future of the Timor Gap Treaty between the Australian government, the United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor (UNTAET) and East Timorese representatives are set to resume on October 9-11 in Dili. Both the federal

Networker: Personal and insecure

Personal and insecure By Greg Harris Bluetooth is the new buzz word in the network world. This is a standard endorsed by dozens of the world's largest computer corporations. It allows two computerised devices near each other to

S11 shows: there is an alternative

BY PETER BOYLE The September 18 issue of the Melbourne Age carried an article by former left activist John Passant, who warned: "Kim Beazley should be worried. The events in Melbourne last week represent a long-term political threat to the ALP ...

Government ignores dry town

BY SARAH THIRDEETUTH DARWIN — The NT News reported on September 7 that Oenpelli, an Aboriginal community of 1200 people in western Arnhem Land, had been without water for three days. It is the end of the dry season, with no rain in sight, and the

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Refugees remanded for another month

BY BRONWEN BEECHEY ADELAIDE — Refugees on trial for their involvement in August protests at the Woomera Immigration Detention Centre have been remanded in custody for a further month, following a court hearing here on September 22. After being

Che lights up Newcastle

BY STEPHEN O'BRIEN NEWCASTLE — The Che Guevara sign, which hangs at the front of Newcastle's new Resistance Centre, was formally switched on on September 22. Abelardo Cueto Sosa, a member of the International Relations Department of the Central

Bracks under fire on S11 police violence

BY SEAN HEALY Victorian Premier Steve Bracks is under heavy fire over his enthusiastic support for the vicious assaults by the Victoria Police on S11 protesters. The uproar has caused him to cancel a planned barbecue to thank police for their

The missing piece in the Springsteen puzzle

BY RICHARD PITHOUSE Tracks, Bruce Springsteen's most recent release, is a beautifully packaged four CD collection. Although 56 of the 66 songs have never before been released in any form, such was the faith of loyal Springsteen fans that on the day

The secrets and lies must stop

The raids on two houses by the Australian Federal Police, searching for information on who leaked secret files on East Timor, have shown yet again the real basis of Australian foreign policy: lying to the Australian people and to the world. The

PHILIPPINES: War against the people of Jolo

MANILA — In a full-scale military assault reminiscent of the worst days of martial law under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the Philippines government on September 16 launched an attack on the southern islands centred on Jolo, allegedly to crush