GLW issue 493, published 2002-05-22.

UNITED STATES: New push for military ties with Indonesia

BY JON LAND During his May visit to the Pentagon, Indonesian defence minister Matori Abdul Djalil received signals that the United States is keen to renew military ties with the Indonesian armed forces. Despite reluctance by Congress to

PALESTINE: Israel's land grab

BY ROHAN PEARCE A report released on May 13 by B'Tselem, the Israeli centre for human rights in the Occupied Territories, exposes the continuing illegal appropriation of Palestinian land by the Israeli government and Israeli colonial settlers.

Offer 'too little, too late'

BY BILL MASON BRISBANE — "Too little, too late" is how Aboriginal employee Gloria Beckett has described the Queensland Labor government's compensation offer to Aborigines who were victims of the "stolen wages" system that operated in the state

On the box

ICAM — Julie Nimmo takes to the streets of Sydney's Waterloo to speak to Indigenous kids living rough. SBS, Thursday, May 23, 7.30pm. Unreported World: The Philippines — A look at the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. Will the US "war against

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Australian News

'Books not bombs!', students demand

BY AMY McDONELL On May 13, the day before the federal government's budget was delivered, students mobilised around the country to demand more funds for education and social services. The national day of action was called by the National

Drug laws opponents invade parliament

BY OWAIN LEWIS-JONES DARWIN — Eleven protesters from the Network Against Prohibition (NAP) stormed the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly chamber on May 14. The group was protesting the introduction of the Labor government's "drug house"

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International News

PALESTINE: A meeting with Arafat

BY URI AVNERY RAMALLAH — "They want us to enact a constitution? No problem! I shall ask Israel to send me a copy of theirs and copy it word for word!" Yasser Arafat sent me an amused look. Israel, of course, has no constitution. That was on the

FIJI: Qarase defies constitution

BY MICHELLE BREAR SUVA — Since the flawed August 2001 general election, which legitimised and formalised the 2000 military overthrow of the democratically elected Fiji Labour Party government, Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has refused to honour

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Editorial

All out for June 22-23!

All out for June 22-23! Federal immigration minister Philip Ruddock isn't the sort to admit to making errors of judgement. But try as he might, these days his nauseating smirk doesn't appear so convincing. While the tide of

Cultural Dissent

Washington's 'stirred up Muslims'

Taliban: The Story of the Afghan WarlordsBy Ahmed RashidPan Books 2001250 pages $20 REVIEWED BY CHRIS SLEE Re-published with a new foreword after September 11, Taliban: The Story of the Afghan Warlords by Far Eastern Economic Review journalist

Radioathon to support 'radio without borders'

Melbourne's progressive community radio station 3CR is deeply committed to fighting injustice. It broadcasts the voices of groups and individuals who rarely have a voice in mainstream media. Most recently, 3CR has given extensive air-time to struggle

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Billionaire Rinehart's media control bid reveals corporate influence

Above: GetUp! released video showing professional climate change denier "Lord" Christopher Monkton advising a room full of mining executives on how the industry must gain control of Australia's media. This week mining billionaire Gina Rinehart became the largest shareholder in the Fairfax media conglomerate, having already bought a stake in Channel Ten.