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Narnia: kingdom for kids, empire for adults

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Directed by Andrew Adamson
Based on the Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis
In cinemas

Ireland: EU treaty rejected

The pro-corporate European Union Lisbon treaty has been rejected by voters in a referendum in the Republic of Ireland, according to a June 13 BBC.co.uk report.

Is Rudd\'s honeymoon over? Let\'s ask Tex Perkins

There has been a lot of speculation in the mainstream media about whether or not Labor PM Kevin Rudd’s honeymoon with “the electorate” (that is media-speak for us) is over.

Northern Territory intervention: myths and facts

The minister for Indigenous affairs, Jenny Macklin, announced a review committee on June 6 for the federal intervention into Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. The announcement came as the widely criticised intervention — often referred to as the "NT invasion" — approaches its 12-month anniversary on June 21. The terms of reference for the review are limited to assessing the intervention's progress and improving its implementation and "service delivery".

US: Penobscots struggle, with Venezuelan help

“The Penobscot Nation is committed to continue our efforts until the fish, wildlife and plants are safe to eat, and the sacredness is restored to the river. Only then will our culture be whole again …”

Venezuela: 'Capitalism behind biggest food crisis known'

Venezuela, along with Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Bolivia, criticised the final declaration of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Summit in Rome on June 5, arguing that the document failed to identify the true causes of rising food prices, such as agricultural subsidies and unequal trade policies imposed by developed countries.

Venezuela: Recycling workers' struggle for justice

“Once they got their wages, [the workers] occupied the installations and demanded that the company go, then they occupied the offices and demanded that the administration of Sincreba [Merida Waste Incineration and Recycling System] retire”, Simon Rodriguez told Green Left Weekly on the peaceful take-over by its workers of the Solid Waste Processing Plant in Merida in September last year.

Radioactive Rudd\'s nuclear hypocrisy

On June 9, PM Kevin Rudd announced that Australia would be forming an international commission to work towards the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Indonesia: Left confronts fuel price hike

Fuel price hikes have always sparked widespread mass protests in Indonesia since the overthrow of the dictator Suharto in a popular uprising in 1998. However, the timing this year was special.

Philippines joins global fuel price protests

A Filipino left activist wrote in a June 12 post on the Green Left discussion list: “The fuel-hike protests in the Philippines are now underway. As I write 100 trucks and 500 pedi-cab (tricycle drivers) are marching to Mendiola, Malacanang Palace.

Something stinks in NSW

These days, the city of Wollongong is famous for all the wrong reasons.

The proud history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Ningla a-Na
Produced & directed by Fabio & Alessandro Cavadini
Distributed by Smart Street Films
Screening by the Inner West Film Fanatics, Petersham Bowling Club, June 24 at 7.00 pm
http://www.thepbc.org.au or email innerwestfilmfanatics@yahoo.com.au&