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Those with an eye for detail may have noticed an ad in the last few issues for regional meetings of the Green Left Association. The regional meetings are an opportunity for supporters of Green Left Weekly in each region to get together and
Olympics Sydney Nooo!! Robert Wood Surry Hills Too much meat Dave Riley's series titled The politics of eating (GLW 109-111), suffers from a distinct lack of politics and history. It is totally acceptive of agribusiness and does
By Vivienne Porzsolt I welcome the opportunity to debate the issue of Israel, Zionism and anti-Semitism in the pages of GLW and respond to Malloy and Lorimer's article (issue 111) written in reply to my letter in the previous issue. My
Victorian school closures force drop-outs By Lachlan Anderson MELBOURNE — A report released on September 1 has identified serious disruption of students following school closures by the Kennett government. Fifty-five schools were closed
Power and property The Piano Written and Directed by Jane Campion Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill and Anna Paquin Reviewed by Chris Slee Set in 19th century New Zealand, this film explores the unequal relationship
Keating to face protests in Ireland Prime Minister Paul Keating was to begin a nostalgic visit to the land of his ancestors on September 19. It is believed that his forebears left the County Galway village of Tynagh around 1855, "probably as a
This was the week that True Blue Aussie with the Big Red Heart cast off the yoke of imperial insecurity, imperial inferiority, and stood up for decency and the most important thing in the world: a dollar. How proud to be a True Blue Aussie and see
By Sean Malloy Inequality in Australia is increasing rapidly. The gains during the postwar period in reducing inequality were lost between 1980 and 1990, argues Phil Raskall, coordinator of social and economic inequality studies at the
By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — More than half a million employees of the Russian coal industry stopped work for 24 hours on September 6, halting production in 133 of the country's 259 underground mines. The national stoppage was the latest in a
Salvadoran left announces candidates By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — The first National Convention of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front has endorsed Ruben Zamora and Francisco Lima as the presidential and vice-presidential

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