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PALESTINE: The media and the island illusion

BY MAHER MUGHRABI If you were going to use the kind of language that seems to typify discussion of people from the Middle East, I suppose you might say that the Ethnic Community Council's seminar on "Responsible Media in a Multicultural Society" on

Globalisation conference seeks answers

BY ROBERTO JORQUERA & SARAH STEPHEN PERTH — Around 150 people attended the "Globalisation: trash or treasure" conference at Curtin university on November 25. The one day conference was initiated by the Stop MAI [Multilateral Agreement on

and ain't i a woman: Reversing those great expectations

Last week's column looked at Prime Minister John Howard's conservative agenda for women. Research shows that under the Liberal-National Coalition government, women are not being driven back into the home, as is often claimed. Participation rates for

Sun, sand and protest

BeachballsProduced and directed by Bronwyn KiddSBS TV, Tuesday, December 12, 8.30pm REVIEW BY MARINA CARMAN If you want a chance to see some of the reality behind the glamour and glitz of the Sydney Olympics, then park yourself in front of the TV

M1: carnival of the oppressed

BY DAVE RILEY As more activists from many cities and towns respond to the call for mass actions against corporate tyranny on May 1, cultural activists are to lend their support to these blockades and related events. Taking our cue from the

South Africa's left discusses way forward

Green Left Weekly's MARINA CARMAN travelled to South Africa in October and talked with a number of left activists about their views on the way forward for the left.

TAIWAN: Workers fighting locally and globally

BY EVA CHENG Workers in Taiwan have frequently taken to the streets recently — and not only to defend their own conditions. In a clear rejection of neo-liberal propaganda which encourages national chauvinism, a section of the Taiwanese trade

Currawong: How Costa squanders workers' assets

BY DAVE BELL For two years the establishment media has carried the odd snippet about the NSW Labor Council's plans to lease Currawong, the trade union movement's beachfront holiday retreat on Pittwater, north of Sydney. Over the years Currawong,

PALESTINE: Grassroots call for armed UN protection force

BY ADAM HANIEH RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — As Florida recounts distracted the international media, Israeli tanks and helicopters continued to bombard towns and villages throughout the West Bank and Gaza. Following the bombing of a settler bus, Israel

ABC staff say 'no' to Shier

BY CAM PARKER SYDNEY — Australian Broadcasting Corporation staff voted no confidence in ABC managing director Jonathan Shier at stop-work meetings across Australia held on November 29. The meetings followed revelations in the Senate Estimates

Loose cannons

Chockers already “There is no room in the ALP for people who break the law.” — ALP federal leader Kim Beazley. Their health is another matter “We commit to respecting the religious, cultural and ethical concerns of people.” —

Inflation rises, how's your income?

BY PAUL OBOOHOV CANBERRA — Inflation figures for the September quarter were recently announced. Included in the figures is the initial impact of the goods and services tax (GST), which the Australian Bureau of Statistics describes as having a