Dear Green Left Weekly reader,
What a relief to finally see the back of John Howard and his despised Coalition government!
What a relief to finally see the back of John Howard and his despised Coalition government!
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Sucre, the home of Bolivia’s constituent assembly, has been subjected to right-wing attacks campesinos (peasants) were violently attacked when they arrived to defend the besieged assembly.
Sizwe Banzi is Dead
Written by Athol Fugard in collaboration with John Kani & Winston Ntshona
Directed by Peter Brook
Playhouse Theatre
Sydney Opera House
Until 16 December
Written by Athol Fugard in collaboration with John Kani & Winston Ntshona
Directed by Peter Brook
Playhouse Theatre
Sydney Opera House
Until 16 December
The Federation of Community Legal Centres has criticised Victorias Office of Police Integrity (OPI) and the Ethical Standards Department (ESD) for allowing police corruption, misconduct and violence to go unchecked despite several damning reports and public hearings this year, said Will Crawford, a federation spokesperson, on November 28.
In a new study, entitled Stumbling into Chaos: Afghanistan on the Brink, the Brussels-based Senlis Council international policy think-tank said that the Taliban is now the de facto governing authority in large portions of southern Afghanistan.
Under the Volcano: the story of Bali
By Cameron Forbes
Black Inc., 2007
286 pages, $32.90 (pb)
By Cameron Forbes
Black Inc., 2007
286 pages, $32.90 (pb)
ABC Online reported on November 29 that the Australian Capital Territorys attorney-general, Simon Corbell, intended to introduce a bill that would give legal recognition to same-sex civil unions.
Twenty-one police cars swarmed on the inner-western suburb of Flemington on November 28 after allegations a teenager of African descent swore at two police cars on patrol.
More deadly violence occurred north and south of Baghdad as insurgents appeared intent on sending a message to US and Iraqi officials that their recent expressions of confidence in the nations security were premature, the November 24 Los Angeles Times reported, adding that the attacks were marked by hits on targets that lately had escaped attack.
The November 24 electoral victory of the ALP was based largely upon public opposition to the Howard Coalition government’s Work Choices laws. But in the Northern Territory, opposition among Aborigines to PM John Howard’s “emergency intervention” into their communities was a major factor in boosting support for Labor.
Harpoon: Into the Heart of Whaling
By Andrew Darby
Allen & Unwin, 2007
296 pages, $29.95 (pb)
By Andrew Darby
Allen & Unwin, 2007
296 pages, $29.95 (pb)
On November 27, as Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met, with the backing of US President George Bush in Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss a possible peace treaty, Israeli troops invaded a number of West Bank cities and attacked the Gaza Strip, killing at least four people. Abbass US-trained Palestinian Security Forces attacked thousands of unarmed demonstrations against the conference in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Nablus, Tulkarem and Hebron.
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