GLW issue 661, published 2006-03-22.

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Rewarding the rich, punishing the poor

Carlo Sands "The federal Treasurer's tax review will support the case for cutting the top tax rate as a way of discouraging tax avoidance", reported the March 8 Sydney Morning Herald. Reading that I did a double take. The solution to tax

Our state, not Gunns'!

HOBART — On March 16, 3000 people attended a rally organised by the Wilderness Society to protest against forestry practices in Tasmania. The theme of the rally was "Our state, not Gunns!", referring to the Gunns corporation's political

New Oxfam report: Australia's Indigenous health shame

Peter Boyle You will probably never meet Ken (not his real name). He's off to work at two o'clock each morning, a driver of a street-sweeping vehicle in a fast-gentrifying capital city suburb. He's been cleaning streets for 10 years. But it is not

'The work force makes the decision'

Sam Wainwright, Perth "With every dispute, it's only as good as the people involved and the families who are backing them. Everyone who was on the picket line had the support of their wives and children. This day is to say thank you to them", said
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US nuclear hypocrisy: Bush pushes Iran sanctions

Doug Lorimer While pushing for international sanctions against Iran for pursuing its legal right under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to research the production of nuclear fuel (low-enriched uranium), US President George Bush has agreed to

WEST PAPUA: Several killed in Freeport uprising

West Papuan protesters demanding the closure of the US-owned Freeport-McMoRan gold and copper mine were attacked by police on March 16, who used tear gas and batons before firing on the crowd. Several police and protesters were killed in the clashes.
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