GLW issue 240, published 1996-07-31.

The Queensland Greens: suckers or sinners?

By Dave Riley BRISBANE — When the ALP lost office in Queensland in the aftermath of the Mundingburra by-election, many local activists were stunned. The Queensland Greens copped the blame. An early accuser was the West End Neighbourhood News,

Letter from the US: Detroit strike a test for unions

Detroit strike a test for unions By Barry Sheppard July 13 was the first anniversary of the Detroit newspaper strike, which is the most important labour struggle taking place in the United States today. This war of attrition pits 2000 workers

Looking out: For Diane's sake

For Diane's sake Abigail Van Buren, whose real name is Pauline Friedman Phillips, is a full-time homemaker, mother and grandmother, author of six best-sellers. Since 1956, I have considered her to be one of the best and most read advice columnists

Campaigning for quality, diversity and equity in education

By Jill Maclean, Marina Cameron and Alison Dellit The Coalition's cuts to higher education are likely to be the most severe in over a decade. The process of moving towards a user-pays system was begun under Labor, and now the Howard government is

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Australian News

Railway workers under threat

By Dennis White Australian National workers face serious doubts about their future following moves by the federal government to investigate the performance of the government-owned enterprise. A letter from AN's chairperson, Jack Smorgen, to federal

Qantas develops scabbing plan

By James Vassilopoulos According to a leaked memorandum obtained by Green Left Weekly, Qantas Airways is developing "an industrial disruption labour plan", or scabbing plan, to be implemented in an industrial dispute with unions. The memo by Bob

Further Australian News

International News

Indian villagers massacred

By Sujatha Fernandes in India On July 11, a 500-strong armed squad of the Ranvir Sena descended on Barki Kharaon, a village in the Bhojpur district of Bihar, in a four-hour attack that left 22 people dead and 52 injured. Ten huts were also burned

Free Dita Sari!

Dita Sari, Coen Hussein Ponto and student activist Sholeh were detained by the East Java military on July 8 during a workers' rally in Surabaya. They were held incommunicado for almost two weeks, but are able to be visited by legal representatives

Further International News

Editorial

Block the budget

The August 20 federal budget should not be allowed to pass the Senate. The jobs, education, health and welfare of literally millions of people are at stake. Even without the support of Tasmanian independent Brian Harradine, the ALP, Democrat and

Cultural Dissent

John Dengate's political satire

The Follies of PolliesCD by John DengateReviewed by Alex Bainbridge I first saw John Dengate perform live in 1987 at the National Folk Festival in Alice Springs. He presented a workshop titled: "No matter how you stir the dunny can, the shit always

Music for Bosnia

The independent Youth Club of Tuzla is trying to set up its own self-managed radio station, as a step toward overcoming the misery facing Bosnian young people and returning to their enjoyment of Western music. One of the things they need is music,

Further Cultural Dissent

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