GLW issue 263, published 1997-02-19.

Tasmanians take on racism

Tasmanians take on racism By Iggy Kim HOBART — The newly formed Tasmanians Against Racism (TAR) has been meeting since January 14. Its members come from a variety of organisations, including Women's International League for Peace and Freedom,

Environment movement opposes freehold leases

An alliance of Australian environment organisations has warned governments and industry leaders that extensive environmental damage across Australia's rangelands would follow the freeholding of pastoral leases, in addition to extinguishing native

Arguments for socialism: Winners and losers

Winners and losers By Peter Boyle According to the Daily Telegraph, media mogul Kerry Packer won $7.5 million dollars in 20 hands of baccarat in a Las Vegas casino recently. While Packer plays with millions, every year 17 million people die from

By Marina Cameron Feigning concern that unemployed young people risked becoming demoralised, or losing a "work ethic", Prime Minister John Howard announced a new work-for-the-dole scheme on February 9. Funds will be set aside in the budget for

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Australian News

Loose cannons

@columhead = Career plans "In future I will work in the areas I know well. In business I believe I can contribute particularly in property and resources." — Alan Bond, planning his future after being sentenced to four years in prison for stealing

Picket calls for end to war on Bougainville

Picket calls for end to war on Bougainville By Jo Brown SYDNEY — More than 20 people staged a picket on February 13 outside the Papua New Guinean consulate to protest against the ongoing war on Bougainville. The picket also demanded the removal

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International News

Chatting with Jakarta taxi drivers

Chatting with Jakarta taxi drivers By Edmund Thompson JAKARTA — "This traffic jam is caused by the stupidity and corruption of the government! They can't even do simple things like fix up the traffic, let alone respond to the people's

Squeezing workers won't help Korean economy

By Eva Cheng South Korean President Kim Young-sam justifies the ongoing attacks on the democratic rights of the country's workers on the basis that they must make sacrifices to bolster the "competitiveness" of South Korean products. He suggests

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Editorial

How to create real jobs

How to create real jobs Howard's youth work-for-the-dole scheme won't make a dent in the 30% youth unemployment rate. But that is not its real purpose, which is to whip up public hysteria about "dole bludgers" once again. The blatant politics of

Cultural Dissent

Art with a punch

Prints and drawings of the Weimar Republic, Germany 1918-1933RMIT Gallery, Storey Hall, 344 Swanston St, City until March 1Art Gallery of South Australia, March 14-April 27Queensland Art Gallery, June 4-July 20Percy Tucker Gallery, Townsville, August

Poem: Let us Rise

Let us Rise On Lygon Street a building stands a house of dreams, each stone a vision. A little tattered and worse, or should I say, better for wear this Parliament of workers. But solid, dignified and proud. I climb the steps so

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