BRISBANE, May 21 — As we go to press, a return-to-work recommendation is to be put to a mass meeting of Mt Isa workers on Monday, May 22. Whatever the vote at the meeting, it is clear that the workers face an ongoing struggle to
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May is proving to be a very good month for the Green Left Weekly fund appeal. This year we need to raise in excess of $100,000 — above and beyond money received from sales — in order to keep the project afloat. Much of the money raised for
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GREG BETTS is Queensland state secretary of the FEDFA and assistant district secretary of the CFMEU (the amalgamation of these unions is not yet complete on the state level). He was interviewed about the Mt Isa struggle by ANDREW WATSON. What
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New research on loss of species indicates that extinctions are occurring now at a rate 100 to 1000 times as fast as "natural background" rates of extinction. (Stuart Pimm, "Seeds of Our Own Destruction", New Scientist, April 8,
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"If we treated our members the same way that the ACTU treats us, we wouldn't have any members left", commented John Price, federal secretary of the Transport Workers Union, speaking to Green Left Weekly about the union's
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Looking out: Change the world"We are a feelingless people. If we could really feel, the pain would be so great that we would stop all suffering. If we could feel that one person every six seconds dies of starvation
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When I left school at the end of 1966 I had two passions — theatre and politics. But they seemed contrary to one another. While I was able to indulge my dramatic bent at university, my political commitment was much more
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Candidate urges support for Mt IsaBRISBANE — Zanny Begg, the Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Brisbane Central in the upcoming state elections, has urged continuing solidarity with the Mt Isa workers. In
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Following the May 3 "No Fees for Degrees" national day of action, students in Adelaide established a tent university outside the ALP headquarters. Green Left Weekly interviewed EMMA WEBB, an activist in the South Australian
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[The material printed here was sent to us by the Education Action Network (EAN) in WA.] The following is two letters which have been produced in response to the flak that activists in WA received after the militant occupation of the Perth DEET
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Archaeology: Angkor Wat — Angkor is the largest religious monument — a sprawling 320 square km of temple cities surrounded by impenetrable jungle. At the mercy of looters, the lethal Khmer Rouge and the jungle, the complex most recently has been
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DAVE HOLMES, a founding member of the Democratic Socialist Party, first became an activist In Melbourne during the campaign to end the Vietnam war. KARL MILLER asks him about his experiences of that campaign. What were your first experiences of
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Fighting bigotry and prejudice Last week's decision by the Administrative Review Tribunal, which upheld a refusal to pay a spouse benefit to a gay man whose partner of 11 years had died of an AIDS-related illness, highlights the need to overturn
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On May 13 more than 1500 people, mainly young people, rallied around Australia demanding independence for East Timor and an end to all Australian military ties with the Suharto dictatorship in Indonesia. The National Day of
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Based on highly reliably international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Arthur Tunstall
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May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women's Health. This annual event, part of the Campaign to Prevent Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, was launched in 1987. The 1995 call for action focuses on the feminisation of
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To initiate discussion about what direction the No Fees campaign should take, and to exchange information about campaign experiences, the Education Action Network in Perth has initiated a national phone link-up on June 2. Arun
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War an increasing threat to womenWomen are increasingly at risk of being victims of human rights abuses because of an increasing number of nationalistic movements worldwide says the human rights group Amnesty
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The joke's on you "How feminism can help you get laid." "Get off my back; finally the male perspective." "Things you need to know #1. Definition. Husband: What is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted." Plus lots of photos of
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Workers at the giant Mt Isa mine are calling for unity of all unions and mineworkers in any negotiations with MIM Holdings over the future of their three-month-long dispute over wages, conditions and union coverage.
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JAKARTA sources have revealed that Lt Gen Herman Mantiri, recently retired chief of the general staff, may be appointed Indonesian ambassador to Australia. Six months after the Dili massacre, he said in an interview: "We don't regret anything. What
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On May 8, 1945, Marshal Georgi Zhukov, supreme commander of the Soviet armed forces; General William Tedder, Britain's air chief marshal; General Carl Spaatz, commander of the US strategic airforce; and General Jean de Lattre de
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Solidarity actions in BrisbaneBRISBANE — Support for the Mt Isa workers has continued to grow in the week since the May 12 lockout by MIM, around Queensland and nationally. A public forum at the Resistance Centre here
News
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MELBOURNE — At a mass meeting of teachers on May 3, the Victorian State Teachers Association (VSTA) Rank and File Group called for the suspension of standing orders to discuss the case of John Glazebrook. Four months ago,
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MELBOURNE — The National Conference on Local Environmental Action was held here on May 10-12. Organised jointly by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Municipal Association of Victoria, its aim was to link Australian and
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In an effort to curb signs of student activity, facilities management at Northern Territory University closed student bars and cafes and wrapped black plastic around poster poles to prepare for the 1995 graduation ceremony on May 5. They also wrote
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WA TAFE teachers protest privatisationPERTH — Coffins, symbolising the death of TAFE, were carried onto the steps of Parliament House during a rally on May 18 organised by the State School Teachers Union
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Tarkine Tigers arrestedHOBART — On May 16 police arrested seven more activists involved in a vigil on Parliament House lawns to protest against the road being built through the Tarkine wilderness. The vigil had been
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Kurnell workers end strikeSYDNEY — Striking Kurnell workers returned to work on May 19, having gained little in concrete conditions. Their seven-day strike forced Caltex management to negotiate, but the focus has now moved
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Supportive "Those people, including senior Federal Labor ministers, have all been very supportive, many expressing their disgust at the attacks on me and urging me not to resign as Deputy President [of the Senate]." — Wife-basher Senator Noel
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Peace activists around the country have condemned the federal government's decision, announced on May 18, to collaborate with the US in the development of new ground-based anti-ballistic missile technology. Australian
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Albert Park arrests go to courtMELBOURNE — Over the past six months there have been 246 arrests at protest actions at Albert Park. One hundred and one people have been charged. Their hearings will take place on May
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Melbourne PTU fights for wage increaseMELBOURNE — "The way the union is fighting by going to the Industrial Relations Commission is not the way to fight." This statement by a tram driver at the Brunswick tram depot after a
Analysis
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Racial Hatred Bill Lisa Macdonald's "Issues" story (GLW 19th May 1995) "What's wrong with the Racial Hatred Bill", is spot on. Whilst not wanting to get up the nose of a group of people who seem to take great delight in bashing the shit out
World
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Nuclear dumping in JapanJapan's central government and power industries have dumped 14 tons of highly radioactive waste in the northern fishing and farming town of Rokkasho despite strong objection from the local residents.
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Beijing admits holding democracy activistChinese officials have at long last indirectly confirmed that veteran pro-democracy activist Wei Jiangsheng is in their custody, a year after he had disappeared into a police van.
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In response to a bill which aims to further tighten the United States economic blockade of Cuba and undermine the sovereignty of third countries, the following message by the Department of International Relations of the Communist Party of Cuba was
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The President of the Bougainville Interim Government, Francis Ona, on May 16 called for an end to armed conflict with Papua New Guinea on Bougainville. The resolution of the interim government: reiterated its demand for the withdrawal of
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A legal litany July 12, 1989: Donna Maguire and Leonard Hardy arrested at Rosslare, Ireland. Charged with possession of bomb-making equipment. July 14, 1989: Pat Murray, Donncha O'Kane and Pauline Drumm arrested in France. Charged with
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Thailand's longest serving elected government — just two and a half years old — fell on the anniversary of enormous pro-democracy demonstrations three years ago, which defeated soldiers bent on a massacre. There's no
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A gas explosion in Taegu on April 28 in which 101 PEOPLE — mostly children — were killed is the latest in a long list of disasters in South Korea which are suspected to be caused by substandard construction or maintenance.
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Bangladesh is often portrayed in the Western media as a place where women are victimised and subordinated by Islam. Fundamentalist outrage against writer Tasleema Nasreen has reinforced this image. But Bangladesh also has a very vibrant and strong
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AUCKLAND — Students across New Zealand demonstrated against fees for tertiary education on May 3 as part of a national day of action timed to coincide with similar student actions in Australia. The actions demanded an
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Twenty-one people were detained for several days following demonstrations on May 1 in Jakarta and Semarang. The demonstrations involved at least 1500 workers and students organised by the Centre for Working Class Struggle (PPBI) and
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The 1990s have been hailed as the beginning of the "Asian century". We find feature articles in journals like Far East Economic Review titled "Getting in Tune with Asia", and "Dawn of a New Generation". There is no doubt that
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Timorese student killed According to Portuguese press reports, on May 18 East Timorese student Filomeno dos Santos, 26 years old, died in prison in Dili after being tortured for several hours by three Indonesian intelligence agents. Family
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By Frank O'Brien Donncha O'Kane sees his family three times a year. They travel from Castlewellan in County Down to visit him in prison in Celle in Germany. It is a long, expensive journey and, like the families of the other Irish prisoners held
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ROTTERDAM — Greenpeace has found alarmingly high levels of a highly toxic organochlorine chemical in sediments along the eastern edge of the North Sea in the Wadden See, the environmental group said on May 15. The chemicals, chlorinated
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On May 14 the Indonesian press reported that the prison memoirs of the country's most popular and respected novelist, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, had been banned. The banning order for Silent Song of a Mute had been signed by Attorney
Culture
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Until June 3, an exhibition of "Contemporary Art of the South Pacific" is being held at the Gallery of the Alliance Francaise de Sydney. TABAH SILAU, a Papua New Guinean painter, activist and member of the provincial government of Madang, spoke to
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The Long Black Veil The Chieftains RCA Reviewed by Bernie Brian The Chieftains were bringing Irish traditional music to world audiences long before the recent upsurge in interest in Irish music and certainly before WOMAD existed. They have
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Les Patriotes Directed by Eric Rochant At the Academy Twin in Sydney and Cinema Como in Melbourne from May 25 Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson Many fawning journalistic words have been written about Israel's secret service agency, the
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The Nicotine War The Cutting Edge, SBS TV, Wednesday May 31, 9.30pm (8 in SA) Previewed by Lisa Macdonald Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances known. Despite this, in the US, tobacco is defined as an agricultural product and so
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The Aryan Nation: A Cross to Burn SBS TV Monday, May 29, 11.55pm (11.25 in SA) Reviewed by Norm Dixon This short report, produced for a Utah news program, kicks off a week of programs on SBS that look into racist and far right groups and
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Amateur Written, directed and produced by Hal Hartley Starring Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan and Elina Lowensohn Screening at the Sydney Film Festival Reviewed by Barry Healy Here is the strange world of Amateur: an ex-nun writing
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The Labor National Herald: This is undoubtedly what the true believers have been waiting for. It is, sort of, what the headline on the cover of the first issue proclaims — "the first national Labor paper". A memo from
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Votes For Women: The Australian Story By Kirsten Lees Allen and Unwin, 1995. $24.95(pb) Reviewed by Bernie Brian The next time Paul Keating promotes his minimalist republic with little or no change to the Constitution, we should remind him
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Sydney Film Festival The 42nd Sydney Film Festival, which opens on June 9, will mark the centenary of cinema. As well as the 150 plus films from 30 countries, there will be a larger group of retrospectives including a selection of underrated
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'Tricontinental' is backAfter approximately four years without being published, as a result of Cuba's severe economic crisis, Tricontinental magazine is once again poised for circulation on a quarterly basis.
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A cut above many Come Taste the Beast Taurus Run (Distributed by Disculture) Reviewed by Rob Graham This self-financed four track CD is the debut album from Taurus Run, and it's a great effort. Come Taste the Beast opens strongly