On the box

Message Stick: The Healer — Brian Dowd runs an Aboriginal men's healing program called Back on Track, highly regarded for helping turn around the lives of countless Aboriginal men. ABC, Friday May 5, 6pm.

The Chaser's War on Everything — Confronting and lampooning key players from the world of politics, business, religion, media and culture. ABC, Friday, May 5, 9.40pm.

Gunner Palace — Told first-hand by US troops, this presents a personal, highly emotional and sometimes disturbing portrait of a dangerous and chaotic war. SBS, Tuesday, May 9, 10pm.

Living Black — Indigenous news and current affairs program. SBS, Wednesday, May 10, 6pm.

Inside Australia: Loved Up — One Indigenous man's journey across the land and into his past, as he attempts to find the resting place of his father and to confront long-buried issues of identity, belonging and loss. SBS, Wednesday, May 10, 7.30pm.

From Green Left Weekly, May 3, 2006.

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From GLW issue 666