Bernard Collaery talk II Helen Haines on ICAC Bill defeat II Seven West Papuans threatened with long jail sentences.

- We hear from Bernard Collaery who was featured on a recent Search
Foundation webinaire. Bernard gave Solidarity Breakfast an
interview about his book Oil Under Troubled Waters - Australia's
Timor Sea Intrigue. It's published by Melbourne University Press
and is available throught the New International Bookshop.This time
Bernard had just come back from the secret court hearings being
held in Canberra where he is being tried for revealing information
the Federal Government deems to be against Australia's security
interests.  This discussion has some fascinating background to
Australia's foreign affairs role in our region and gives a first
hand account of the tremulous moment Australia's democracy is in at
this moment.- We hear from Helen Haines,  independent member
for Indi, about the very recent attempt by the crossbench to force
the issue of a Federal ICAC bill to root out corruption at a
Federal government level. The Federal Government fell back on a
gag order to stop proceedings.- Kevin will give us an incisive
round up of the week- We finish with a call for the release of
seven West Papuan's threated with up to 17 years jail by the
Indonesians for treason-related charges after their involvement in
protests condemning racism last August.