GLW issue 307, published 1998-02-25.

Taxation: reform or reaction?

Editorial: Taxation: reform or reaction? The Coalition government has relaunched its bid to introduce a consumption tax after the next election. The government and big business won't give up on their plans for a GST. Having learned that it is best

IWD live to air on 2SER-FM

IWD live to air on 2SER-FM SYDNEY — As women take to the streets of Sydney on Saturday, March 7 — International Women's Day — community radio 2SER-FM (107.3) will take to the airwaves between 11am and 5pm to present a unique day of

Resistance campaigns around Jabiluka

Resistance campaigns around Jabiluka By Graham Williams NEWCASTLE — Around 70 people heard Jacqui Katona and Yvonne Margarula speak about the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park last week. David Bradbury's film

Life of Riley: An excuse for butchery

Life of Riley: An excuse for butchery Do you know what the quintessence of sheephood is? Shearin' and slaughterin' — that's what it is. In a word: sacrifice. We're sentenced to live our lives for the sake of others. For many, the meaning of

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Actions around Australia condemn violence in Mexico

Actions around Australia condemn violence in Mexico By Neville Spencer In response to the escalation of violence in Mexico, activists in Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney organised protest actions on February 16 to condemn the Mexican government's

Solidarity with maritime workers

On February 16, members of the Maritime Union of Australia ended their 18-day strike at Webb Dock, Port Melbourne, following an Australian Industrial Relations Commission order to return to work. At the same meeting, it was decided to launch a

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International News

Lift the sanctions against Iraq!

By Adam Hanieh RAMALLAH — The sanctions against Iraq are supposed to stop Saddam Hussein from arming himself with chemical and biological weapons, but a cursory glance at the list of items under embargo reveals this claim as ridiculous. Many of

Letter from the US: Anti-war anger in the heartland

Anti-war anger in the heartland By Barry Sheppard "One, two, three four! We don't want your racist war!", was the shout that greeted US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as she took the podium to defend Washington's policy before what was

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Editorial

Taxation: reform or reaction?

Cultural Dissent

The politics of dynamite

The Way The Wind Blew: A History of the Weather UndergroundBy Ron JacobsVerso, 1997. 216 pp., $27.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon The '60s produced some inspirational politics and music of protest in the USA. But one of the less glorious products of

Art is for the rest of us

Art is for the rest of us ART IS NOT A COMMODITY OR A PLAYTHING OF CORPORATE POWER . ART IS FOR THE REST OF US . art for the rest of us TRANSFORMS THE WORLD . art for the rest of us CAN BE MADE BY "NON ARTISTS" . art for the rest of us IS POLITICAL

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