GLW issue 180, published 1995-03-22.

A sense of community

Green Left Weekly recently received a very welcome donation from the Homeland Community in northern NSW. The community sent a cheque for $212.40, with a little note, offering the donation as a "tithe for your worthy paper". We would like to express

Canadian first nation wins forest protection

Canadian first nation wins forest protection By Cam Walker The Haisla Nation of central western British Columbia have won a major victory in having a vast area of their traditional homeland permanently protected. The Haisla are the

WA Legal Service resists law and order push

WA Legal Service resists law and order push By Anthony Benbow PERTH — The WA Court Liberal government boasts a number of "firsts" in the law-and-order game. It was the first to conduct organised police operations against "loitering youth"

UN confirms significant ozone destruction

The United Nations Environment Program on March 2 released nine reports detailing significant destruction of the Earth's protective ozone shield. UNEP scientists also recommended ways to limit ozone layer loss. The elimination of methyl bromide,

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Australian News

Tarkine campaign continues

Tarkine campaign continues By Carol Mitchell and Ben Courtice HOBART — On March 11, around 200 people attended a sleep-out/vigil in support of the Tarkine Wilderness direct action blockade, which is occurring in the north-west of

Metal workers vote on enterprise agreements

By Margaret Gleeson ADELAIDE — An amendment to the Metal Trades Federation of Unions' (MTFU) national executive recommendation, which would have set a minimum of 15% for wage increases sought in enterprise agreements, was narrowly defeated at

Further Australian News

International News

In the slums of Jakarta: workers fight to organise

In January and February, JO BROWN travelled in Java and met activists in the Indonesian students' and workers' movements. Here she describes visiting the slum areas around Jakarta that are home to the new urban working class. The contrasts and

Buka figure disappears

Buka figure disappears A prominent leader and pro-secessionist on the northern Bougainville island of Buka, Dennis Sareke, has disappeared. Great fears are held for his safety. The news of Sareke's disappearance was bought to the attention

Further International News

Editorial

Beyond the elections

Beyond the elections At a time of rising anger against the two major parties, in particular the Labor Party, many people are looking around for a progressive alternative. The many Labor betrayals on so many important issues will, we hope, result

Cultural Dissent

Sharp as a quill

The Porcupine By Julian Barnes Picador. 138 pp., $11.95 (pb) Reviewed by Dave Riley Just when I thought I'd give up novels for the telly and stick to periodicals rather than something more literary, Julian Barnes came my way. I view him as

The best of boys' own

Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences By James R. Mellow Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. 704 pp., $29.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Ernest Hemingway: a splendid storyteller, but a pity about the politics. After reading Mellow's biography of

Further Cultural Dissent

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