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IOC creates spectre of 'terrorism' at Olympics

IOC creates spectre of 'terrorism' at Olympics By Stuart Russell Aboriginal leaders have reacted angrily to remarks suggesting that they intend to "hijack" the Sydney Olympic Games. After visiting last month, the chairman of the International

CFMEU: Back to basics?

PERTH — Green Left Weekly's ANTHONY BENBOW spoke with the state secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Bill Ethel; opposition ticket member Joe McDonald; and the Builders Labourers, Painters and Plasterers Union state

Secondary students protest anti-youth

By Paul Howes SYDNEY — Around 500 high school students from across the city walked out of school on October 22 to voice their opposition to the NSW government's "street safety legislation". The proposed legislation gives police the power to break

Write on: Letters to the editor

Hanson There was a telling juxtaposition on Channel 9 on the evening of October 20. Sixty Minutes showed Pauline Hanson in a ferocious argument with some young Murris in Ipswich. The upshot was that she had one arrested for swearing. Straight

Struggle to save CES enters crucial phase

By Bruce Marlowe On October 30, workers in the Department of Social Security, and the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs will be asked to vote for a campaign of lightning bans. The Howard government has rejected the

Asian Australians Against Further Intimidation launched

By Peter Boyle Asian Australians Against Further Intimidation (AAAFI) was launched on October 11, 1996 to counter the racist views promoted by right-wing organisations, such as Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI) and Oxley MP Pauline

The arm gets longer and help gets shorter

The arm gets longer and help gets shorter By Karen Fletcher The federal budget cut to Legal Aid Commissions of $120 million over three years (from an annual budget of $138 million) will leave the majority of Australians with no means of defending

UNSW — Don't axe St George campus

By Helen Jarvis Students and staff at the St George campus of the University of NSW are mounting a strong campaign against the university's cutbacks and restructuring. Presented as "UNSW 2000", the plans are being dubbed "UNSW 200", or even "UNSW

Lindsay result reflects lack of opposition

By Dave Wright PENRITH — The victory of Liberal candidate Jackie Kelly in the Lindsay by-election on October 19 reveals that people in this predominantly working-class, outer-western Sydney seat have not forgiven Labor for 13 years of austerity.

Why we should support immigration

By Jorge Andres Australia ... a reminder of where we live may be in order. This is not the poorest, not the most ecologically run down, and certainly not the most packed bus in town. Nevertheless the driver doesn't want anybody else to get on and

and ain't i a woman?: Women next in line

and ain't i a woman?: Women next in line "As to Mrs (not Ms) Hanson ... she is now being harassed by one of our chief custodians of political correctness ... quite rightly, in view of the Star Chamber qualities for which it has long been notorious,

Right wing tries to rig Nicaraguan elections

By Stephen Marks MANAGUA — Nicaragua's recent elections have been marred by scandal, chaos and accusations of fraud which have called into question the apparent victory, 49% to 38%, of the right-wing candidate, Arnoldo Aléman, over