GLW issue 774, published 2008-11-12.

Congo: GLW journalist interview by Iranian TV station

Following his article in the current issue looking at the factors behind the current crisis in the Congo, such as the role of the West and current response by Western media and governments, Green Left Weekly journalist Tony Iltis was interviewed by English-language Iranian station Press TV.

Afghanistan: Killing continues in the 'good war'

Abridged from http://asia-pacific-action.

'Cut carbon' protest at Bayswater power station

After walking in to Bayswater power station near Singleton, I was one of about 25 people who took part in a protest at one of Australia’s biggest CO₂ emitters on November 1.

Farmers occupy Qld premier's office

Twenty people from farming families on the Darling Downs travelled several hours to occupy Premier Anna Bligh’s office on October 31, demanding the state government introduce legislation to protect prime farmland from mining.

Further

Australian News

National outcry at Wotton's sentence

On November 7, rallies in support of Lex Wotton took place around the country as Wotton was sentenced in Townsville to six years’ prison for “riot with destruction”.

Dodson uses peace prize speech to slam NT intervention

Pat Dodson, a Yawuru man from Broome, Western Australia, used his Sydney Peace Prize acceptance speech on November 5 to slam the Northern Territory intervention. He described it as a “crude, racist and poorly considered policy”.

Further Australian News

International News

Swedish auto-workers: 'save jobs and the planet'

Globally, the campaign for serious action on climate change has been forced to confront the question of how to relate to the workforce in environmentally destructive industries.

Morocco: Saharawi journalist imprisoned for speaking out

The article below is abridged from a November 4 statement released by the Saharawi Journalists’ and Writers’ Union (UPES). For more information, visit http://www.upes.org.

Further International News

Comment and Analysis

Switch off Rees's 'new' electricity plan

Morris Iemma and Michael Costa crashed out of NSW politics because they tried to ignore overwhelming public opposition to electricity privatisation.

Geelong socialists stress climate action, participation

In their first venture into local government elections, Geelong Socialist Alliance candidates Chris Johnson, Bronwyn Jennings and Lisa Gleeson are letting a fresh breeze into the stuffy room of Victorian municipal politics.

Further Comment and Analysis

Letters

Write On: Letters to the Editor

Abolish the prisons! We think GLW's front page headline about Lex Wotton, "Jail cops that kill" (GLW #773) gives a wrong message. We want to draw attention to a radical position challenging the power of the state in the criminal justice

General

Green Left Weekly's $250,000 Fighting Fund: Obama and the clash of hopes

There can be no doubt that the great majority of the 55 million US citizens whose votes made Barack Obama president want change.

Resistance!

'Women still face great inequality'

The following article is based on a speech given by Chere Bowman at the Wollongong Reclaim the Night rally on October 23. Bowman spoke as a member of Resistance.

Student concessions to be slashed in NSW

Student travel concessions have come under attack from the NSW state government. The proposed removal of the subsidy for school students will affect 700,000 students. The $50 back-to-school allowance, initiated by former premier Bob Carr in 2002, is also set to be cut.

Cultural Dissent

Which way to a sustainable future?

“Now Or Never”
By Tim Flannery
Quarterly Essay, Issue 31
Black Inc, 2008
$15.95

Still sings loudly

Gone for a Song: A Death in Custody on Palm Island
By Jeff Waters
ABC Books, 2008
246pages, $24.95

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Billionaire Rinehart's media control bid reveals corporate influence

Above: GetUp! released video showing professional climate change denier "Lord" Christopher Monkton advising a room full of mining executives on how the industry must gain control of Australia's media. This week mining billionaire Gina Rinehart became the largest shareholder in the Fairfax media conglomerate, having already bought a stake in Channel Ten.