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Headlines from GLW #787, 18 March 2009:


Native title under attack from ALP
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 13 March 2009
AUSTRALIA: Under a scheme about to be rolled out by the Rudd government, Aboriginal communities living in remote parts of Australia will be forced to bargain for access to public housing by surrendering control of their land for at least 40 years. »

Palestine: Aid convoy breaks Gaza siege
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 March 2009
After 8000 km on the road with 100 vehicles and 500 volunteers, the passage of the Viva Palestina convoy into Gaza City brought out thousands of jubilant Palestinians to celebrate the latest breakthrough against Israeli oppression. »

Venezuela: Confronting capitalism's crisis with more revolution
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 14 March 2009
In some countries, the severe crisis of capitalism has resulted in a realignment of respective governments with the imperialist powers — and the adoption of different forms of cut backs that affect the living conditions of the majority. »

CPRS: a suicide note for the planet
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 13 March 2009
AUSTRALIA: The following statement was recently released by Climate Action Canberra in response to the government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Visit http://climateactioncanberra.org . »


Fair Work Bill: 'nothing but a con job'
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 14 March 2009
AUSTRALIA: The Australian Financial Review doesn’t mince words, nor does it try to conceal reality from its readership. »

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Guadeloupe: General strike scores victory, spreads to other colonies
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 March 2009
The general strike in the French Caribbean colony of Guadeloupe, which began on January 20, ended March 4, when an accord was signed between the Collective Against Super-Exploitation (LKP) strike collective and the local governments, the employers’ federation and the French government. »

US wars: unjust and unwinnable
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 March 2009
On March 20, anti-war and international solidarity activists globally will mark the sixth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the US-led “coalition of the willing”. »

Sri Lankan Army commits daily massacres in 'mass torture and genocide'
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 March 2009
The article below is compiled from reports from Tamilnet.org. To express opposition to the Sri Lankan government’s genocidal war on Tamil civilians, carried out under cover of a military assault to defeat the armed pro-independence group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and join growing international calls for an immediate ceasefire, send a letter to Sri Lanka’s acting consul-general to Australia, Gothami Indikadahena, slcgsyd@bigpond.com. »

Ireland: Killings raise spectre of re-militarisation
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 March 2009
The killing of two British soldiers and a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer by Irish republicans opposed to the peace process have threatened to destabilise the political situation in the six counties in the north of Ireland still claimed by Britain. »

World at a crossroads: From Palestine to Venezuela
AUSTRALIAN NEWS, 13 March 2009
US imperialism’s war of terror and solidarity with Palestine will be big features of the World at a Crossroads conference to be held in Sydney from April 10-12. »

The Fair Work Bill: is this 'fairness' Tracey can believe in?
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 13 March 2009
The Fair Work Bill (FWB) being decided in the Senate will be weakened by Labor’s deal with the opposition and independent senators, which further delivers the corporate agenda to undermine gains for workers’ rights. »

Venezuela’s revolutionary progress
RESISTANCE!, 14 March 2009
The US based Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR) recently released a report in February detailing the amazing improvements in economic and social indicators in Venezuela during the 10 years of Hugo Chavez’s revolutionary administration. »

Firefighters' union leader: climate change and bush fires
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 14 March 2009
Peter Marshall is the national secretary of the United Firefighters Union of Australia, which represents 13,000 firefighters working across the country. In the wake of the recent bushfire crisis in Victoria, he spoke with Green Left Weekly’s Katherine Bradstreet on the current debates surrounding the connection between bushfires, climate change, and the environmental movement. »

Australian Greens debate emissions trading
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 14 March 2009
A debate is underway in the Australian Greens about how the party should respond to the Rudd government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). »

Pakistan: Democracy activists defy repression
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 13 March 2009

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