GLW issue 589, published 2004-07-14.

SOUTH AFRICA: 'Marcel King will remain a hero in our hearts'

Brandon Pillay, Durban Marcel King, the youngest son of Alemaine King, of Rinkgreen Walk, Greenbury, was killed on June 24 by the eThekweni (greater Durban) municipal council security force as he defended his helpless mum. Alemaine and her

IRAQ: After corporate squander, no cash in the till

Doug Lorimer A top Pentagon official conducted unauthorised investigations of reconstruction contracts in Iraq and used the results to push for lucrative contracts for friends and their business clients, the July 7 Los Angeles Times reported.

'No US bases!'

DARWIN — Protesters gathered on July 7 outside the office of David Tollner, federal member for the seat of Solomon, in opposition to the proposed joint US-Australian military 'training facilities' in the Northern Territory and other parts of

No US base — by any name

Kathy Newnam Agreements signed by defence minister Robert Hill at the annual Australia-US ministerial consultations in Washington on July 7 greatly strengthened Australian government support for the US war machine. The agreements include plans to

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Australian News

News briefs #1

#1 News briefs #1 CFMEU retains right of entry PERTH - Up to 300 building workers converged on the Holiday Inn Burswood construction site on June 28, following the sacking of six construction workers. The sacked workers, all members of the

Shock in store for UWS students

Julie Sloggett, Sydney In the next few weeks, University of Western Sydney students will begin the stressful task of attempting to register for semester two tutorials. Many of them will find that the subjects in which they were previously enrolled

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International News

WESTERN SAHARA: Washington, Paris behind stubborn stalemate

Jacob Mundy On June 11, the United Nations announced that former US secretary of state James Baker had resigned his position as the UN secretary-general's personal envoy to the Western Sahara. Baker failed to bring the Moroccan government around to

In brief

NEW ZEALAND: Maori party scores 92% in by-election Maori Party leader Tariana Turia scored the new party's first election victory on July 10, picking up 6869 of the 7454 votes cast in a by-election in the Maori electorate of Te Tai Hauauru. Turia,

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Editorial

Vote-buying & bipartisan hypocrisy

The federal election date may not yet be determined, but the vote-buying scams are already in full swing. We've already been treated to tens of millions of dollars worth of publicly funded political advertising for the Coalition government. On

Cultural Dissent

Brando remembered

Dave Riley "I think the tactics the Don used aren't much different from those General Motors used against [anti-corporate campaigner] Ralph Nader. Unlike some corporate heads, Corleone has an unwavering loyalty for the people that have given

Drawing the lessons from the '60s

Revolution in the air: From Malcolm and Martin to Lenin, Mao and CheMax ElbaumVerso Press, 2003384 pages, $58.50 (pb) REVIEW BY BARRY SHEPHERD In Australia, and all over the world, people from different backgrounds are looking for ways to rebuild

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