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By Sue Boland Shortly after the Coalition parties' disastrous result in the Queensland election, an International Monetary Fund delegation to Australia urged the Australian government to maintain its commitment to tax "reform". In an earlier visit,
It's time like these you need GLW July 1 was a bad day for most of us. It was a day that most will wish had never happened. Perhaps it was just a bad dream? Unfortunately not. Pauline Hanson's One Nation party launched its racist
By Francesca Davis Supposedly one the world's best controlled fisheries, the cod fishery in the Barents Sea, north of Scandinavia, is on the verge of biological collapse. This is the only remaining cod fishery in the world and is the last in a
By Jorge Jorquera On the waterfront, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) spearheaded the new wave of neo-liberal attacks on workers' wages and conditions by seeking to smash a well-organised union with a militant history — the Maritime Union of
Political prisoners benefit a huge success By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — More than 120 people crammed into Che's Lounge on June 28 to support the campaign to free Indonesia's political prisoners. The fundraiser was organised by Green Left Weekly
Correction A sub-editing error in the article titled "MUA members speak out against Patrick deal" in last week's issue referred to Melbourne community radio 3CR's Friday breakfast show as "sponsored" by Green Left Weekly. We do not sponsor this
Brisbane students plan walkout By Emma Tovell and Sarah Cunningham BRISBANE — Angry high school students and Resistance members have joined to organise a mass high school walkout, protesting against racism and the growth of Pauline Hanson's One
Rallies oppose racism and economic rationalism By William Thomas HOBART — More than 50 people, including many secondary students, rallied in Franklin Square on June 26, to oppose the racist, homophobic agenda of Pauline Hanson's One Nation and
More Work Songs from the Planet of the ApesBob WisemanGFC recordingsSend Can$20 to PO Box 660, Station P, Toronto, ON M5S 2Y4, Canada, or order by credit card at <www.festival.bc.ca> Review by James Smith Why do things that are mediocre
Canadian consulate occupied SYDNEY — The Canadian consulate was briefly occupied on June 30 by 100 members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The occupation was in opposition

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