GLW issue 628, published 2005-06-01.

Caricaturing the real character of our pollies

Behind the LinesNational Museum of Australia, Canberra, until June 13Constitutional Centre of WA, Perth, July 1 to August 31Free admission REVIEW BY ANA HANSON Whether it be three embellished warmongering leaders pitched against an intense battle

PAKISTAN: Lahore marathon a blow for civil liberties

Doug Lorimer On May 21 human-rights activists in Lahore finally succeeded in holding a mixed-sex marathon after the authorities decided against intervening or stopping the event by force. An earlier mixed marathon, on May 14, was stopped by police,

Loose Cannons

Long journey to injustice "For my own country, the process of becoming a mature, multi-ethnic democracy was lengthy and violent. Our journey from national independence to equal injustice included the enslavement of millions and a four-year civil

ACT delegates vote for protest rally

Nick Everett, Canberra On May 25, 80 union delegates attended a seminar on the theme "Your rights at work" at the Weston Creek Labor Club. The seminar, organised by Unions ACT, was advertised as an information session "on the proposed draconian

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Australian News

TAFE workers' rights 'not for sale'

Kerryn Williams, Sydney TAFE workers will join university staff around Australia on June 1 to protest the federal Coalition government's attacks on the tertiary education sector. In NSW, TAFE employees will stop work to participate in city

Workers send Howard into hiding

Bronwyn Jennings, Geelong PM John Howard had to cut and run on May 28 when he was confronted by workers protesting the federal government's anti-worker changes to the industrial relations laws. Howard was in Geelong to announce funding for the

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International News

PALESTINE: Israel deports 90th peace activist

Swedish activist, Johan Persson has become the 90th international peace activist to be deported by Israel since 2002. Persson was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces, as he took part in a non-violent action against the illegal Apartheid wall in

VENEZUELA: Oil workers defend PDVSA

Roberto Jorquera, Caracas In early May, the opposition to the left-wing government of President Hugo Chavez launched a campaign through the main private media outlets under its control to discredit the state-owned oil entity PDVSA. Since then,

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Editorial

Resist Howard's attack on workers' rights

On May 23, a federal cabinet meeting finalised the Coalition government's planned "reform" of Australia's industrial relations laws. The "reforms" were publicly unveiled by Prime Minister John Howard in parliament on May 26. Most media attention

Cultural Dissent

Marx for middle-class radicals

Why Read Marx Today?By Jonathan WolffOxford University Press, 2002136 pages, $26.95 (pb) REVIEW BY ALEX MILLER This book is intended to be both an introduction to the main lines of Marx's thought and also an answer to critics of Marx who question

Hating nationalism

I Hate AustraliaAdam GeczyCanberra Contemporary Art SpaceUntil June 4<http://www.ccas.com.au> REVIEW BY MICHAEL ASCROFT In I Hate Australia's exhibition essay, Geczy gives his justifications for delivering such a deliberately

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