GLW issue 769, published 2008-10-01.

Women's and queer space under attack

University of Queensland (UQ) women’s collective members discovered racist, sexist and homophobic messages covering the Women’s Room on the morning of September 17.

Speaking out against sexual violence

On September 17, the Uber Bar in Brisbane announced a new policy of refusing entry to high-profile sports players. According to the owner, Jim Davies, the ban was imposed following numerous “incidents” widely reported in the media.

We won't be silenced by terror laws

The Socialist Alliance condemns as unjust the conviction on September 15 of seven of 12 Melbourne Muslim men of belonging to a terrorist organisation.

Australian News

Newcastle Council: a shift to the right

The Newcastle ALP branch effectively delivered Newcastle Council to the right in the September 13 elections, by preferencing Aaron Buman’s team of “razor gang” independents instead of the Greens.

Still shooting the messenger

Newspaper articles sometimes tell so much of the truth that they prompt raids by the Australian Federal Police.

Further Australian News

International News

Online sign on statement: Support Bolivian democracy!

To sign the statement below, please visit http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-bolivian-democracy.html

Nepalese Maoists set ambitious targets in budget

On September 19, Nepal’s finance minister and member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Dr Baburam Bhattarai announced the first budget of the Republic of Nepal.

Further International News

Comment and Analysis

When the Feds go marching in: Behind the bailout

On the fateful evening of September 18, when Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Bank Chair Ben Bernanke pulled together a closed-door meeting to discuss the rapidly unfolding crisis plaguing the financial system, congressional leaders feigned shock and horror at its severity.

How Europe underdevelops Africa (but how some fight back)

In even the most exploitative African sites of repression and capital accumulation, sometimes corporations take a hit, and victims sometimes unite on continental lines instead of being divided and conquered. Turns in the class struggle might have surprised Walter Rodney, the political economist whose 1972 classic How Europe Underdeveloped Africa provided detailed critiques of corporate looting.

Further Comment and Analysis

Letters

Letters to the editor

Anti-union culture in Centrelink Union activists working at Centrelink have traditionally distributed printed material on workmates’ desks as a primary means of communication about workplace issues. This practice has now been prohibited by Centrelink management. This is not a consistent policy across government agencies.

General

Green Left Weekly's $250, 000 Fighting Fund: George W. Bush goes 'socialist'?

“I’m a strong believer in free enterprise, so my natural instinct is to oppose government intervention”, affirmed US President George W. Bush, in his September 24 television speech to promote the biggest corporate bailout plan since the Great Depression. “I believe companies that make bad decisions should be allowed to go out of business.”

Publication schedule

Green Left Weekly is taking a break. The next issue will be dated October 15.

Resistance!

Speaking out against sexual violence

Women's and queer space under attack

University of Queensland (UQ) women’s collective members discovered racist, sexist and homophobic messages covering the Women’s Room on the morning of September 17.

Cultural Dissent

Is Venezuela taking the Cuban road?

I was a participant in the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network brigade to Venezuela in December 2006. I was lucky enough to squeeze into the packed presidential palace compound when the official national elections results confirmed an overwhelming victory for socialist President Hugo Chavez.

The Poor's Hunger

The autumn Wears the dress Of thorns To hide the colours Of the helplessness Of the thorns The tears Of the sky The raindrops Wears the dress Of the colours Of the rainbows To hide the hurt Of the tears Of the sky The

Further Cultural Dissent

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