GLW issue 668, published 2006-05-15.

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VENEZUELA: The threat of a decent society

John Pilger I have spent the past three weeks filming in the hillside barrios of Caracas, in streets and breeze-block houses that defy gravity and torrential rain and emerge at night like fireflies in the fog. Caracas is said to be one of the

VENEZUELA: US arms embargo 'imperial abuse'

On May 15, the US announced that it would halt weapons sales to Venezuela due to its alleged lack of cooperation in the US "war on terrorism". In response, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the BBC during a recent London visit: "If it's true that

Write On: Letters to the Editor

Labor Party I read an article sourced from the Australian Associated Press (AAP) on April 17, in which Labor treasury spokesperson Wayne Swan said a number of research projects pointed to the need for an overhaul of the tax and welfare systems. He

'Ban the boatpeople' bill delayed

Sarah Stephen On May 11, the House of Representatives' last autumn sitting day, PM John Howard's government tabled the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - legislation that will extend the 2001 "Pacific solution" to
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International News

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Teachers continue strike

Thousands of teachers across Papua New Guinea launched a nationwide strike on May 10 to demand a 4% pay rise and 7% housing allowance increase. Teachers ignored an Industrial Registrar ruling that the strike was illegal. An agreement was signed by

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Resisting illegal logging

Tim Stewart Indigenous lawyer Anne Kajir from the Environmental Law Centre in Papua New Guinea is one of six recipients of the US$125,000 Goldman Environmental Prize. According to the prize's website, she won this year's award for her tireless work
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