Riot police cracked down and fired tear gas on thousands of protesters in central Rio de Janeiro on October 17 as marches flooded the streets to reject unelected President Michel Temer’s proposed 20-year freeze on public spending, which critics say will spell disaster in the cash-strapped country.
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FSLN to hold extraordinary congress
By Stephen Marks
MANAGUA — The Sandinista Assembly, the
highest decision-making body of the FSLN, has called
an extraordinary congress in May 1994 to chart out new
strategies for struggle and
Green Left Weekly has only a small team of full-time
writers and artists. They struggle hard each week to cover as much as
they can of the news, views and comment that goes on in Australia and
internationally. They try hard to put together a
By Roberto Jorquera
September 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the overthrow of Socialist president Salvador Allende by the Chilean military. The bloody military coup which brought Augusto Pinochet to power ended with the assassination of
By Karen Fredericks
On September 10, the day Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation reached their historic "Gaza-Jericho first" accord, Green Left Weekly spoke to the PLO's representative in Australia, Ali Kazak, about what the PLO
Between Light and Dark
By Penelope Swales
Launch: Friday September 17, 8:30 p.m. The Old Troubadour Upstairs, 388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Reviewed by Lachlan Anderson
The long-awaited follow-up to Penelope Swales' album Songs from the
Red Belly Blues
Red Belly Blues
By Red Belly Blues
Reviewed by John Tognolini
Red Belly Blues is a duo composed of Chris O'Connor on acoustic 12-string guitar and vocals and Damian Cohen on harmonica and vocals. Their music is addictive
NSW health budget
I believe the State Government health budget is a pre-election smoke screen, and it appears Premier John Fahey is guilty of hypocrisy.
Harsh words, but the Fahey government's health budget conceals what their real plan for
Stevie
Nile dictates to Fahey
Until the last week, the lesbian and gay communities themselves have been divided about the anti-vilification legislation, but the unprincipled actions taken by Fred Nile, who forced the government to modify
Something to shake the establishment
The Custodians
By Eric Earley
Directed by Carol Woodrow
With Gary Cooper, Lillian Crombie, Christopher Baz, Ron Hill, Boris Kelly, Melissa King, Dennis Mckay
To September 18 at the Canberra Theatre
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