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Headlines from GLW #799, 24 June 2009:


Racism kills: Demand justice for Mr Ward
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 20 June 2009
AUSTRALIA: “I would have been concerned if it was a dog or some other animal who died in those conditions, but since it was only a black-fella …” »

Lethal weapons: Ban Tasers now!
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 21 June 2009
AUSTRALIA: “Tasers are not the ’non-lethal’ weapons the QPS [Queensland Police Service] leadership claims”, former state MP and former police officer Peter Pyke told the media in April. He predicted a Queenslander would die in 2009 from a Taser. »

Iran: Protests shake regime
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 20 June 2009
Since the June 12 Iranian presidential election, and the almost immediate announcement of a landslide victory for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran has been convulsed by mass protests alleging electoral fraud. »

After the climate rallies — taking stock
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 20 June 2009
AUSTRALIA: We would have loved for them to be bigger, but the June 13 national climate rallies were an unmistakable step forward for the climate action movement. More than 11,000 rallied nationally, making them the largest climate actions yet in the era of PM Kevin Rudd. »

Fetim Sellami: ‘I am not a slave’
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 21 June 2009
AUSTRALIA: Saharawi refugee and preschool teacher Fetim Sellami is a central character in the Australian documentary Stolen, a film set in the refugee camps in south-west Algeria that have been home to 165,000 Saharawi refugees since their country, Western Sahara, was invaded by Morocco in 1975. »

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East Timor: Putting self determination into practice
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 19 June 2009
Mericio Juvinal dos Reis, or Akara as he is commonly known, is the executive director of Luta Hamutuk, a non-government organisation based in Dili, East Timor. Akara was an international guest at the World at a Cross Roads conference, hosted by Green Left Weekly, held in Sydney in April. »

‘Plan B’: less climate action than we need
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 20 June 2009
In May, visiting US ecologist Bill McKibben spoke at a packed forum at the University of Sydney. He put a compelling case for emergency action on climate change. In short, we must act now and act decisively. Otherwise the planet will become uninhabitable. »

El Salvador: Alternative media giving a voice to the voiceless
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 19 June 2009
The Salvadoran community media has always been different — alternative in the most hard-core sense of the word. »

Bill criminalises defence of safety
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 21 June 2009
“Some may be disappointed in some parts of this bill”, deputy prime minister and workplace relations minister Julia Gillard told parliament on June 17. »

Banks cry poor (again)
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 21 June 2009
On June 15, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) raised the rate of its standard variable mortgage by 0.1%. For home buyers with the typical $300,000 mortgage, this means repayments go up by $18 a month. »

Gillard’s visit to Israel cannot be justified
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 20 June 2009
The Rudd government will send a 40-member delegation, led by deputy prime minister Julia Gillard, to an “Australia Israel Leadership Forum” in Jerusalem on June 25-26. The government’s decision is yet further confirmation of its desire to outdo the former Howard government in blind support for Israel. »

Venezuela Analysis needs your support
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 19 June 2009

Papua New Guinea; Gold company screws locals
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 19 June 2009

Nepal: Elite back to business, people back to the streets
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 20 June 2009

US Supreme Court rejects review of Cuban Five case
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 20 June 2009

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  • Mexico: ‘The only fight we lose i...
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  • ‘Plan B’: less climate ac...
  • Fetim Sellami: ‘I am ...
  • After the climate rallies — ta...
  • Banks cry poor (again)
  • Big business calls for tax ‘re...
  • Bill criminalises defence of safety...
  • Fake consultations in the NT
  • Gillard’s visit to Israel cannot ...
  • Lethal weapons: Ban Tasers now!
  • NSW budget confirms privatisation p...
  • Qld to sell $15bn of public assets
  • Racism kills: Demand justice for Mr...
  • Stopping the pulp mill is still the...
  • Tasmanian Greens introduce euthanas...
  • Letters: Write on — letter...
  • Resistance!: ‘Take cont...
  • Resistance!: People power to...
  • Our Common Cause: One lesson...

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  • Green Left Weekly’s $...

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  • Calls made to not forget the Tamils...
  • CPRS politics — cynicism in th...
  • DET burning out TAFE teachers
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  • Rallies demand justice for Mr Ward
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