GLW issue 624, published 2005-04-27.

Union of Aboriginal nations formed

PERTH — Aboriginal leaders and elders from seven tribal groups in NSW met in Moree on April 22 to set up a "Union of Aboriginal Nations", according to a report carried by Perth Indymedia. The meeting was attended by leaders and elders from the

VENEZUELA: The struggle of the CNV workers

Simon Cunich In January, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the nationalisation of Venepal, one of the country's largest paper mills, which had been occupied and run by workers, he called on "workers' leaders to follow this path ...

Help defeat Howard!

Call on your union leadership to join the Victorian unions and protest on June 30. United, we can defeat Howard! For a draft motion email <sueb@greenleft.org.au>.From Green Left Weekly, April 27, 2005. Visit the Green Left Weekly home

Douglas Scott murder cover-up unravels

Kathy Newnam, Darwin The cover-up of the murder of Douglas Scott in Darwin's Berrimah prison continues to unravel in the Northern Territory Supreme Court. The case against the NT government and three prison officers, Barry Medley, Michael Lawson

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Australian News

Abortion: 'As early as possible, as late as necessary'

Nicole Hilder, Melbourne On April 20, the same day that the media reported Coalition Senator Ron Boswell's intention to introduce a private member's bill into parliament restricting women's access to abortion, the Socialist Alliance held a

Peace group relaunched

SYDNEY — On April 21, more than 100 people attended a relaunching of the Leichhardt Stop the War Group at Leichhardt Town Hall. Titled "Iraq: Time to bring the troops home", the meeting heard from former intelligence analyst Andrew Wilkie, civil

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International News

Ratzinger: the Rottweiler as Pope

Barry Healy The election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI spells the end of the hope that the Catholic Church may become more liberal. Catholic progressives look back longingly on the era initiated by the 1965 Vatican II Council,

BRITAIN: Lecturers vote for Israeli boycott

On April 22, the British Association of University Teachers voted to boycott two Israeli universities — Haifa and Bar Ilans — because of their failure to speak out against the Israeli government's attacks on Palestine. The boycott will follow a

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Cultural Dissent

Greek tragedy meets black Australia

Black MedeaDirected by Wesley EnochBelvoir Street Theatre, SydneyUntil May 8CUB Malthouse, Melbourne, from May 12 REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE As director, Wesley Enoch has given us such outstanding theatrical successes as The Sapphires, Radiance,

Is blood thicker than water?

Two BrothersBy Hannie RaysonMelbourne Theatre CompanyWith Gary McDonald, Nicholas Eadie, Laura Lattuada, Diane Craig, Rodney AfifAt the PlayhouseUntil May 14 REVIEW BY VANNESSA HEARMAN What do two brothers do when they can't stand each other's

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