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Campaign for the right to sell Green Left Weekly

Campaign for the right to sell Green Left Weekly By Keara Courtney SYDNEY — After weeks of harassment of Green Left Weekly sellers by security guards in Town Hall tunnel, three sellers at the regular Friday Resistance stall at the corner

Palestinian hunger striker protests detention

Palestinian hunger striker protests detention By Adam Hanieh RAMALLAH — Palestinian prisoner, Itaf Alayan, has entered the third week of a hunger strike in the Israeli prison, Neve Tirza. Her hunger strike entered a critical stage last

Cancer inquiry presents findings

Cancer inquiry presents findings By Alex Bainbridge NEWCASTLE — Fifty people attended a public meeting here on November 8 called to discuss cancer and industrial pollution. Findings were presented from the Workers' Inquiry into Wollongong

Life of Riley: Mum

Mum Did I tell you about me mum? She's a widow woman, isn't she? That's the one. Me dear old mum's 84 come next month. That's a fine age. Sure is, but age hasn't slowed her down any. Still gets about does she?

Island residents support ferry strike

By Tony Iltis HOBART — On November 14, as tenders closed for the privatisation of the vehicular ferry that provides the only link between Bruny Island and mainland Tasmania, a strike and picket by ferry workers ended its seventh day. Nine

Death in custody in private prison

Death in custody in private prison MELBOURNE — George Drinken, a 28-year-old remand prisoner, was found hanged in his cell at Port Philip Prison in the early evening of October 30. The Port Phillip Prison, a 600-cell maximum security and

Democrats: 'Our worry is Labor's will'

Democrats: 'Our worry is Labor's will' Australian Democrats Senator JOHN WOODLEY spoke to Green Left Weekly's SAM WAINWRIGHT about the Democrats' response to the Native Title Amendment Bill. Question: Will the Democrats be voting against the

Sri Lankan government sterilises Tamils

Sri Lankan government sterilises Tamils A program to systematically and radically reduce the Tamil population in Sri Lanka's plantation sector is secretly but effectively being carried out with state assistance and misdirected foreign aid. The

WA TLC attempts to close 'workers' embassy'

WA TLC attempts to close 'workers' embassy' By Michael Bramwell and Mary Nielson PERTH — November 5 was Guy Fawkes Day, named after the man who was executed in 1606 for attempting to detonate a bomb under the British parliament. A ball on

Government rejects its higher education review

By Marina Carman Recognising the unpopularity of further moves towards "user pays", the government has ruled out two major proposals contained in the discussion paper of the review of higher education being conducted by Roderick West. The paper

Environment film festival on the big screen

SYDNEY — The Wild Spaces Environmental Film Festival will be held in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains from November 25-29. Wild Spaces seeks to inform people on crucial environmental issues and offers a platform for discussion about issues that are

WA Greens: 'Constitutional change is needed'

WA Greens: 'Constitutional change is needed' WA Greens Senator DEE MARGETTS has been embarrassing the Coalition with the findings of parliamentary committees revealing the Native Title Amendment Bill to be unconstitutional and racially