The scourge of Labor nationalism
By Iggy Kim
One key reason that the Hanson and Howard show has hit high ratings is its deep connection to the history of capitalist Australia. Hanson's rhetoric invokes an ideology and tradition that
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In brief
By Barry Healy
BP backs off
Energy conglomerate British Petroleum has backed off from legal attempts to seize the bank accounts of UK Greenpeace. On August 21, BP dropped court actions against Greenpeace for its campaign
NY police torture immigrant
By Barry Sheppard
In the early morning hours of August 10, a Haitian immigrant in New York, Abner Louima, was outside a nightclub in a largely black and immigrant section of Brooklyn after a party. As the
'Educational elitism' in the Philippines
By Lachlan Malloch
SYDNEY = Arnel Casanova spoke on the struggle against privatisation of education in the Philippines at Macquarie University on September 11. Casanova is a left-wing member of the
Correction
The article "Hinchinbrook campaign in court and on the water" in GLW #289 said that land purchased by Williams' Cardwell Developments was granted development approval by Cardwell Shire Council in 1995. This approval was granted in
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
Access News — Melbourne
By Marina Cameron
The Australian Council of Social Services, Australian Youth Policy and Action Coalition, National Youth Coalition for Housing, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Catholic Social Welfare Commission, other welfare rights groups and the
Decriminalise prostitution
Debates surrounding brothels in two Sydney suburbs raise, once again, the question of feminists' perspective on prostitution.
Earlier this year a brothel which has operated in Liverpool Street for five
The noose tightens around Palestine
By Adam Hanieh
RAMALLAH — On September 4, three bombs exploded within seconds of each other in the busy shopping area of Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem. The bombing happened a little over one month
ANU students go to the polls
By Will Williamsand Erin Killion
CANBERRA — Elections for the students' association at the Australian National University take place this week. Green Left Weekly spoke to Dave Gosling, Resistance activist and
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