By Jennifer Thompson
On July 8, the federal Senate passed John Howard's Wik bill. The bill's amendments to the 1993 Native Title Act continue a long history of Aboriginal dispossession. From 1788, the British legal system and colonists treated the
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By Tim Gooden
CANBERRA — On July 1, the Community and Public Sector Union joint national secretary, Wendy Caird, and national assistant secretary, Doug Lilly, travelled to Canberra to inform the ACT branch secretary, Jennifer Eccles, that at
By Lisa Macdonald
Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party were given a boost by their success in the June 13 Queensland election. Since then, Hanson's racist statements have become bolder and more outrageous — such as her announcement on July 14
Chile, Obstinate MemoryDirected by Patricio Guzmán Review by James Vassilopoulos
September 11, 1973, is a date chiselled into the consciousness of the Chilean people. It was the day of the coup d'etat by General Augusto Pinochet against the
July 26 is Cuba's national day, marking the beginning in 1956 of the struggle that led in 1959 to the overthrow of the US-backed Batista dictatorship and the opening of the first socialist revolution in the Americas. Despite four decades of US
By Nick Everett
BRISBANE — Around 30 union members walked off the job in Brisbane's Centrelink Call Centre at 2.45pm on July 10, frustrated by continuous computer system problems. Before the walkout, 53 Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)
Voices from NOWSA
Around 350 women travelled from around Australia to attend the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) annual conference at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, June 29-July 1. Green Left Weekly's ANGELA LUVERA asked some
European left discusses globalisation
By Margaret Allan
COPENHAGEN — The 14th meeting of the New European Left Forum was held here June 19-21. Those attending came from 17 countries in Europe, including the Party of Democratic Socialism
Help fight racism: help get Green Left around
In these days of postmodernism, post-structuralism and post-"political correctness", Green Left stands out as an invaluable resource for the growing number of people who know they're being lied to by
Great expectations
"When you are working for the brother of the richest man in the world, you expect to have your bills paid." — The head of a British company owed £1 million by the failed company of Prince Jefri, brother of the sultan of
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