GLW issue 426, published 2000-11-01.

Howard's 'practical reconciliation'

BY SIMON BUTLER Last week's National Roundtable Forum in Canberra was billed by the federal government as the start of new drive to seriously tackle the poverty, discrimination and social dysfunction endemic to many Aboriginal communities. Of

On the box

Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News — Melbourne community TV,

Life of Riley: Thwack!

Thwack! 'ello. 'ello. 'ello. What's this then? Been up to something I bet. Oh don't go actin' the little angle with me my lad. I know a villain when I see one. Come on. Come on. Show me your hands. Just as I thought. I wonder how that stone got

Prague 2000: Boris Kagarlitsky's diary of the people's movement

Part two of a three-part eyewitness report on the protests against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting in Prague in September by Russian socialist BORIS KAGARLITSKY. Part one was published in the previous issue of Green Left

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Australian News

ExxonMobil targets Qenos plant operators

BY BEN COURTICE MELBOURNE — Plant operators at the Qenos refinery in Altona, owned by oil giant ExxonMobil, have been locked out of work in a dispute over staffing levels. Management at the plant, formerly called Kemcor, wanted to put a clause

Southcorp workers win

BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — Workers at five factories here owned by manufacturing company Southcorp returned to work on October 23 after a 12 day strike, having won several of their main demands. The workers, members of the Australian

Further Australian News

International News

Spotlight on Indonesia

Budiman demands supreme court intervention On October 24, the chairperson of the People's Democratic Party (PRD), Budiman Sujatmiko, went to the Supreme Court to protest against the handling of the party's case against former President Suharto and

PAKISTAN: Rail workers under attack

LAHORE — Ten labour leaders have been charged with breaching the peace, sedition and making provocative speeches against the military government. The police charges against them follow a public meeting held on October 18 by Rail Mazdoor Itehad

Further International News

Cultural Dissent

Hananu (Timor Sings)!

SYDNEY — The Anin Murak choir, from East Timor's devastated Dili region, is touring NSW. Money raised will go to an education fund to support the young singers, who have no school facilities in their district. The tour is being organised with the

'It's easy being green'

The environmental campaigning organization ELEMENT will launch its national "It's easy being green" campaign with 10 hours of entertainment featuring 16 of Sydney's best alternative acts, including Insurge and Sub Base Snarl. "Our aim is to provide

Further Cultural Dissent

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