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EAST TIMOR: Australia bleeds Timor for oil

While little has been revealed about the discussions during the first formal round of negotiations between the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and Australia on the future of the Timor Gap Treaty, the Australian

John Pilger on the Olympics and Aboriginal rights: Glorious self-confidence

BY JOHN PILGER According to the folksy writer Matthew Engel, the glories of the Olympic Games have a cathartic effect on nations. The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles "helped the US regain the confidence it lost in Vietnam". He omitted to explain the

SOUTH KOREA: Seoul joins the global anti-corporate rage

SEOUL — In a series of lively demonstrations here on October 20 — dubbed O20 — against the Asia-Europe Meetings (ASEM), South Koreans linked up with the worldwide people's movement against corporate tyranny. The first ASEM, opened in Bangkok

S11 videos document the truth

S11: This is What Democracy Looks LikeProduced by Jill Hickson and John Reynolds, Actively Radical TV, Sydney Melbourne RisingProduced by SKA TV, Melbourne REVIEW BY SIMON BUTLER The 20,000-strong blockade of the World Economic Forum's summit

TAB workers strike for security

BY BRONWEN BEECHEY ADELAIDE — South Australian TAB workers took industrial action for the first time on October 14, shutting down all TAB outlets and phone betting, and picketing the board's headquarters to oppose a government plan to sell the

After Seattle, Washington, Melbourne, Prague: M1-2K01

The following call for a global strike against corporate tyranny has been issued by the Democratic Socialist Party. To endorse the call, and for more information, contact the DSP at (02) 9690 1230 or <dsp@dsp.org.au>. The Democratic

PALESTINE: 'To die surrendering or to die resisting?'

WEST BANK, October 13 — A few days ago, the Palestinian people experienced a turning point as their struggle against the Israeli occupation reached a new peak. The people witnessed a savage Israeli bombardment using tanks, rockets and helicopters.

PHILIPPINES: Estrada must resign, but what's the alternative?

MANILA — Ten thousand people rallied here on October 18 calling for the impeachment or resignation of Philippine President Joseph Estrada (known by his nickname "Erap"). The rally was organised by the RIO (Resign Impeach Oust Erap) alliance centred

PALESTINE: The world according to the US media

The formula for United States media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is simple: Report on the latest developments in the fragile "peace process". Depict US officials as honest brokers in the negotiations. Emphasise the need for restraint

INDONESIA: Militant union wins legal recognition

JAKARTA — Following a long battle, the militant Indonesian National Front for Workers Struggle (FNPBI) has finally won legal status as one of the country's 38 recognised unions. The decision, by the ministry of labour, was based on a new law

A history of aggression

1917: Britain captured Palestine from Ottoman empire. Balfour Declaration commits the British government to an independent Jewish state in Palestine. 1936-39: Palestinian Arab uprising against British rule. 1947: UN voted to partition Palestine

Iraqi communists look forward

BY SHANE BENTLEY SYDNEY — Although Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime seems to be improving its relations with the rest of the world, Iraqi communists should continue to fight both the United Nations sanctions on the country and Hussein's Ba'ath