GLW issue 370, published 1999-08-04.

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Vote in East Timor delayed again

Vote in East Timor delayed again By Jon Land On July 28, a spokesperson for United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan announced that the referendum on independence for East Timor will be delayed yet again. August 30 has been scheduled as the

International students face deportation

By Srini and Shane Bentley SYDNEY — "Foreign students go AWOL", screamed the headline of the July 14 Australian. Three hundred international students are out of pocket and face the risk of deportation following the collapse of the National

Life of Riley: Let's hear it for fart jokes

Let's hear it for fart jokes I shared a page in last week's Green Left Weekly with a review composed by the regular GLW scribe, Jim Green. Indeed, his and my efforts for that edition settled on the page column to column — he was allocated

Free market speech isn't free

Free market speech isn't free By Kim Bullimore Freedom of speech is one of the most treasured ideas in Western democracies, held up as an ideal towards which all nations and governments should strive. The United States has enshrined this right,

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Australian News

Academics warn of further action

Academics warn of further action By Andy Gianniotis WOLLONGONG — A strike by Wollongong University academics took place on July 28 and 29. The strike was called by the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) after a breakdown in

AMWU makes good start on protecting workers' entitlements

By Jonathan Singer The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has announced it will establish an industry-wide trust fund to pay workers' sick leave, annual leave, long service leave, severance pay and other accruable entitlements. The AMWU is also

Further Australian News

International News

PRD leader Anom Astika released

PRD leader Anom Astika released By Max Lane JAKARTA — On July 29, Anom Astika, a leader of the radical People's Democratic Party (PRD), was released from prison so that he could receive medical treatment for problems exacerbated by the almost

The left after the ANC election victory

The left after the ANC election victory By Dale T. McKinley JOHANNESBURG — The African National Congress (ANC) still commands overwhelming support amongst the South Africa's poor and working class, who are the vast majority of the population.

Further International News

Editorial

End military ties with Jakarta, now!

End military ties with Jakarta, now! The federal government has made much of its supposed foreign policy "shift" on East Timor. Foreign minister Alexander Downer travelled to Indonesia on July 30 for discussions with Indonesian government and

Resistance!

Labor trials new drug policies

By Bea Brear SYDNEY — The NSW Labor government has announced significant changes to the state's drug policies in the wake of the Drug Summit. The new measures are in line with a number of the recommendations of the summit, including a focus on

Uranium and land rights

By Kim Bullimore The fight to stop uranium mines at Jabiluka, Beverley, Roxby Downs, Honeymoon and the dozens of others proposed, and the fight for land rights are intertwined. For more than 200 years, the racist doctrine of terra nullius was used

Further Resistance!

Cultural Dissent

Nasio: Keeping Marley's spirit alive

Keeping Marley's spirit alive RevolutionNasioAphelion ProductionsOrder from <http://www.reggaecd.com>, e-mail enquiries to <hafilion@nas.net>Visit Nasio's web page at <http://www.nasio.net> Review by Norm Dixon

Coloured Stone: Black pride pop

Black pride pop Rhythm of NatureColoured StoneCAAMA Music<http://www.caama.com.au/music> Review by Barry Healy Coloured Stone, proud propagandists for Aboriginal consciousness, are back with another poppy release that presents their

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