On September 25, Green Left Weekly's PETER JOHNSTON asked ALP left candidate for the seat of the Northern Territory, WARREN SNOWDON, to clarify Labor's position on whether or not the Jabiluka uranium mine will go ahead of Labor wins government on
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By James Vassilopoulos
The Unity — Say No to Hanson party is barely 10 weeks old yet already it has 3000 members. It is standing 74 candidates in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA. In three states, its Senate tickets have a direct preference swap
Ethnicity, class and sexuality collide head on
Head OnDirected by Ana KokkinosWith Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis and Maria MercedisAdapted from the book Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas By Conrad Barnettand Natalie Wood
Ari (Alex
14 reasons to vote against a GST
By Sue Boland
Once introduced, the rate of a GST is likely to increase.
In countries with a GST, it was increased by an average of 42.41% within 10-15 years of its introduction. Only three out of 26 countries
Speak-out slams racism
By Mike Byrne
BRISBANE — "We have called this rally to highlight the need to actively campaign against racism as the key issue in this election", Graham Matthews, the Democratic Socialists' candidate for Brisbane, said in
CPA: 'vote for progressive candidates'
ADELAIDE — MICHAEL PERTH is the Communist Party candidate for Port Adelaide. He spoke to Green Left Weekly's JOHN NEBAUER. Perth joined the Communist Party in Ireland in 1968. "My mum had two jobs to support
Russian government sacrifices wages to save oligarchs
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — After weeks of being a "certainty", there will be no crash of Russia's speculative, mafia-infested banking system — not yet, anyway. Instead, the crash is likely
Voters punish Swedish Social Democrats
By Peter Lindgren
STOCKHOLM — The result of the general election on September 20 reflected the growing polarisation in Swedish society. The ruling Social Democrats suffered a defeat of historic dimensions.
A cold blooded heaven
By Brandon Astor Jones
While viewing a Public Broadcasting religious program, wherein those who worshipped did so with the chilling aid of several deadly vipers, this writer decided to present one snake's fictional
Another outstanding Brecht production
The Caucasian Chalk CircleBy Bertolt BrechtDirected by Michael KantorBelvoir St Theatre, SydneyUntil October 25 Review by Brendan Doyle
In this centenary year of his birth, commentators have cast doubts on