GLW issue 678, published 2006-08-09.

Teen "feminist" slasher too clever by half

Hard CandyWritten by Brian NelsonDirected by David SladeGeneral release REVIEW BY LACHLAN MALLOCH A female avenger who turns the tables on a predator is an appealing dramatic idea. Thelma and Louise and Bandit Queen did it well on the big screen;

West Papuan refugee finally gets asylum

Pip Hinman Refugee-rights campaigners and supporters of a free West Papua welcomed the Refugee Review Tribunal's (RRT) ruling on July 31 to overturn the government's decision not to grant a temporary visa to the last of the 43 West Papuan asylum

Solidarity with Lebanon and Palestine

[The following statement was issued in London on August 3.] The US-backed Israeli assault on Lebanon has left the country numb, smouldering and angry. The massacre in Qana and the loss of life is not simply "disproportionate". It is, according to

Coonan gives media barons more

Dave Riley Investing in media in this country is very good business indeed, and for some families it even seems a favoured pastime. In case you hadn't noticed, ownership of the Australian media is concentrated in a few wealthy hands. Any list of the

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Australian News

Perth Peace Group forum

PERTH — On July 30, 130 people attended a forum organised by the Perth Peace Group on the conflicts enveloping the Middle East. The speakers were Carmen Lawrence, federal MP for Fremantle; Dr Simon Adams from Notre Dame University and NoWar

Striking Amcor workers defy AIRC

Mick Bull, Melbourne A community assembly was set up on August 4 outside the gates of Amcor Flexibles' factory in the northern suburb of Preston to support union delegates and members victimised by the anti-union packaging giant. The workers belong

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International News

PALESTINE: Palestinians and Israelis protest war atrocities

Kim Bullimore Another Palestinian woman and child were killed on August 1, as the Israeli military continued its relentless round-the-clock bombardment of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Mervat Fayez Abu Sharikh

VENEZUELA: Solidarity and aid for Lebanon and Palestine

A July 26 Venezuelan foreign affairs ministry statement reported that Venezuela had initiated a solidarity campaign with Lebanon and Palestine "so that Venezuelans could help mitigate the tragedy caused by the Israeli elite's attacks through

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Editorial

Islamophobia and imperialist wars

The July 30 Melbourne Sunday Herald Sun reported that a McNair Gallup Poll commissioned by the newspaper had found that "Four in 10 Australians believe Islam is a threat to our way of life". According to the newspaper, the poll of 502 people also

Cultural Dissent

Art confronts reality

Zones of Contact — Biennale of Sydney 2006Until August 27, venues throughout SydneyDetails of artists and venues at <http://www.bos2006.com> REVIEW BY VIVIAN MESSIMERIS Every two years Sydney showcases contemporary art from around the

Trashing-in on consumerism

Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of GarbageBy Heather RogersThe New Press, 2005288 pages, $39.95 (hb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Three human-made objects are visible from outer space — the Great Wall of China, the pyramids, and another "towering

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