Jailed for Jabiluka
We are watching the sky through rolls of barbed wire in the Berrimah Prison outside Darwin. Dressed in prison issue, the 7 of us are held on remand waiting to see a magistrate. Of the 106 arrested at Jabiluka on July 3, we 7
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Voices from NOWSA Around 350 women travelled from around Australia to attend the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) annual conference at the University of Western Sydney, Nepean, June 29-July 1. Green Left Weekly's ANGELA LUVERA asked some
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While the world's media have focused on the confrontation at Drumcree, Unionist bigots have unleashed a wave of firebombings across Northern Ireland. July is the main loyalist marching season. Thousands of Orangemen commemorate the
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The ACT Liberal chief minister and treasurer, Kate Carnell, delivered a few more blows to the average worker in the 1998-99 budget on June 23. Carnell touted the budget as a vision for the "clever, caring capital", but increased fees
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Young socialists plan campaigns By Jacquie Moon, Bronwyn Jennings and Marcel Cameron MELBOURNE — More than 220 activists gathered in Melbourne on July 11-13 for the 27th national conference of the socialist youth organisation Resistance. Under
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The marching season The marching season in the Northern Ireland spans April to December. The majority of the marches are organised by the Loyal Orders: the Orange Order, the Apprentice Boys and the Royal Black Preceptory. The Loyal Orders are
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Resistance to racism: a statement of dissent The following statement was adopted at the 27th national conference of the socialist youth organisation Resistance, held in Melbourne, July 11-13. Secondary students across the
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On July 2 long-time activist Jolyon Campbell died at the age of 27. Activists in Melbourne will remember Jolyon as a towering man with long black hair, as gentle and soft-spoken as he was large. Jolyon was a member of the
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Help fight racism: help get Green Left around In these days of postmodernism, post-structuralism and post-"political correctness", Green Left stands out as an invaluable resource for the growing number of people who know they're being lied to by
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The tale of Robin Hood Having unjustly been accused by two policemen of stealing policy items hither and thither, the memorable hero Robin Hood was condemned to live in an office atop a hill, beside a lake, half way up a very tall flagpole.
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Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party were given a boost by their success in the June 13 Queensland election. Since then, Hanson's racist statements have become bolder and more outrageous — such as her announcement on July 14
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On July 8, the federal Senate passed John Howard's Wik bill. The bill's amendments to the 1993 Native Title Act continue a long history of Aboriginal dispossession. From 1788, the British legal system and colonists treated the
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Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —
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Glamour Glamour — as the beauty myth is euphemistically called — is once again respectable. Painted lips, ankle-twisting high heels, breasts encased in wire, bum-freezing miniskirts and even the self-mutilation known as cosmetic surgery are
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Rally for East Timor MELBOURNE — More than 200 East Timorese and their supporters rallied and marched on July 17 behind a banner demanding a referendum in East Timor and release of Xanana Gusmao, jailed president of the National Council of the
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Execution for fun and profit By Brandon Astor Jones "A policy which encourages the purchase of two hundred and twenty-five pounds of chicken and twenty pounds of roast beef to celebrate the execution of a human being is certainly revealing".
News
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WOLLONGONG — Almost 300 people rallied in the main street of Kiama on July 17 to protest against Pauline Hanson's first visit to the Illawarra. There were many young people and unionists, particularly maritime workers, in the
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Tax staff support bad agreement By Ben Courtice MELBOURNE — The Australian Tax Office management's draft enterprise agreement was accepted by 79.6% of staff who voted in a ballot taken between July 13 and 15. Fifty-six per cent of
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Transport workers rally against industrial lawsBRISBANE — Members of the Transport Workers Union rallied here on July 17 to protest against the federal government's repressive industrial laws and warn of further action if
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MELBOURNE — Around 200 people rallied in the Bourke Street Mall at lunchtime on July 14 to protest against uranium mining at Jabiluka. Speakers pointed out that the government's pro-mining policies show no regard
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BRISBANE — Around 30 union members walked off the job in Brisbane's Centrelink Call Centre at 2.45pm on July 10, frustrated by continuous computer system problems. Before the walkout, 53 Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)
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West Enders to march against HansonBRISBANE — A march and rally against racism, called by the Democratic Socialists and Resistance, is set to liven up the streets of West End on July 25. The theme is: "Hanson has no solutions!
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Trade union leader reports on IndonesiaMELBOURNE — At a reception for Victorian Trades Hall secretary Leigh Hubbard on July 17, participants heard about the growth and prospects of Indonesia's fledgling independent trade
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Residents rally to save green beltSYDNEY — The Australian Defence Industries (ADI) Residents Action Group is hoping for a big turnout for a march and rally starting at 11am at the ADI gates in St Marys on July 26. The
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Warehouse workers fight casualisationSYDNEY — Members of the National Union of Workers (NUW) have been on strike for over a week to stop attempts by Davids Ltd to increase casualisation and working hours for its warehouse staff.
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HOBART — More than 600 students and activists gathered at the Students and Sustainability Conference (S&S), held at the University of Tasmania and the Lea Scout Camp, July 6-10. The conference is an annual forum of student
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Victorian art students reject feesMELBOURNE — Students from the Victorian College of the Arts returned to campus on July 13 to discover that a subcommittee of the college council had voted narrowly in favour of recommending full
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Non-violent actions to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine have led to hundreds of arrests at the blockade in recent weeks. Protesters have endured police violence and appalling conditions in the police lock-up, and
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Great expectations "When you are working for the brother of the richest man in the world, you expect to have your bills paid." — The head of a British company owed £1 million by the failed company of Prince Jefri, brother of the sultan of
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CANBERRA — Aboriginal elder Wadjularbinna Nulyarimma from the Gungalidda people and three other Aboriginal applicants have filed a motion with the ACT Supreme Court asking that John Howard, Tim Fischer, Pauline Hanson and Brian
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HOBART — Premier Tony Rundle has ended months of speculation by calling an early state election for August 29, accompanied by a partial dismantling of Tasmania's proportional Hare-Clark voting system. Rundle is campaigning on a
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'Voting' against racismHOBART — When Hanson visited Hobart last year, more than 5000 people protested outside her public meeting against racism and bigotry. The details of her latest visit to Hobart, however,
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CANBERRA — On July 1, the Community and Public Sector Union joint national secretary, Wendy Caird, and national assistant secretary, Doug Lilly, travelled to Canberra to inform the ACT branch secretary, Jennifer Eccles, that at
Analysis
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Editorial: Stop privatisation of Telstra Mal Colston, the ex-ALP senator, with the words on balance ... at this stage, derailed the Coalition's first attempt to fully privatise Telstra. Prime Minister John Howard, however, has not given up
World
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Encouraged by the student demonstrations in May which led to the resignation of President Suharto and the political concessions this forced on the new Habibie government, hundreds of pro-independence protesters have been
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US groups urge methyl bromide ban On June 10, the US House of Representatives Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the deadly, ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide. Critics charge that the hearing was biased and the committee prevented
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By César Ayala GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico Thousands of demonstrators on 150 picket lines across Puerto Rico have popularised the slogan "Puerto Rico no se vende" — "Puerto Rico is not for sale", or "Puerto Rico does not sell out". The slogan
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European left discusses globalisationCOPENHAGEN — The 14th meeting of the New European Left Forum was held here June 19-21. Those attending came from 17 countries in Europe, including the Party of Democratic Socialism
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July 26 is Cuba's national day, marking the beginning in 1956 of the struggle that led in 1959 to the overthrow of the US-backed Batista dictatorship and the opening of the first socialist revolution in the Americas. Despite four decades of US
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Campaign launched for legalisation of PRDOn July 14, Indonesian democracy activists launched a campaign demanding a lifting of the ban on the People's Democratic Party (PRD) and the freeing of all PRD and other political
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Melsol supports West Papua Melsol (Melanesian Solidarity) has condemned PNG Prime Minister Bill Skate for his support for Indonesian occupation of West Papua. Powes Parkop, general secretary of Melsol, said that millions of Papua New Guineans
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On June 15, a week after the death of Nigeria's military strongman, General Sani Abacha, Frank Kokori and Milton Dabibi walked into the sunlight after years behind bars. Their imprisonment had become a global symbol of trade union
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Three groups of activists marched and rallied for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong on July 1, the first anniversary of the territory's return to China.
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Just three years after Mexico's financial disaster, the second great financial crisis of the 1990s exploded in south-east Asia and South Korea. The same imperialist institutions that only a year ago held up the Asian "dragons" and
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A dispute between teachers and the government dominated the Greek political scene for some days in June. The trigger was the government's decision to replace the system of teacher placement with one based on an exam.
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MOSCOW — On Russia's labour scene, July traditionally has been a quiet month. Workers by mid-summer have been ready to set off on holiday, or to spend the warm, twilit evenings relaxing on their garden allotments. True, a
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Terrorist identifies backers of Cuba bombings In a front-page article on July 12, the New York Times described an admission by Cuban-born right-winger Luis Posada Carriles that he received funding from the late Cuban-American leader Jorge Mas
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SACP reaffirms commitment to ANC allianceJOHANNESBURG — The 10th congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP), held here July 1-5 and dedicated to the memory of slain party leader Chris Hani, reaffirmed its commitment
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Led by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, about 121,000 workers on July 14-15 to struck against the bosses and government's escalating push to cut jobs. The strikers' ranks grew from the 55,000 on the first day despite the
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By John Baker in Maebashi, Japan, and Eva Cheng Japanese voters expressed disillusionment with Japan's long-standing governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Senate elections on July 12. The big gainers were the Japan Communist Party
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PHNOM PENH — All the old players are back in town as the Cambodian elections draw close. Contrary to the expectations, and perhaps hopes, of many who deny the present government legitimacy, the elections appear likely to go ahead
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The sudden death of Moshood Abiola, the imprisoned winner of Nigeria's 1993 presidential election, has thrown into disarray the west's efforts to rehabilitate the brutal and corrupt military dictatorship. From June 8, when dictator
Culture
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A Delicate BalanceBy Edward AlbeeSydney Theatre CompanyOpera House Drama TheatreEdward Albee became one of the US's most famous postwar playwrights almost entirely on the basis of one play; but what a play! Who's Afraid of Virginia
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A voice for East Timorese youth SYDNEY — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos Horta recently cancelled an appearance on Channel 9's Midday show to appear on the Freedom Chants radio show, inspiring East Timorese youth to continue the struggle
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Speaking out about refugeesSYDNEY — Paulo Corsino, born in Dili 19 years ago, is the eldest of three children. He grew up in an environment of fear and oppression under the occupying Indonesian army, and fled to Australia in
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A Century in His LifeBy D.M. ThomasLittle, Brown and Company, 1998. 583 pp., $45.00 (hb) Review by Phil Shannon February 9, 1945, was the turning point in the life of Captain Alexander Solzhenitsyn. An officer in the Red
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Chile, Obstinate MemoryDirected by Patricio Guzmán Review by James Vassilopoulos September 11, 1973, is a date chiselled into the consciousness of the Chilean people. It was the day of the coup d'etat by General Augusto Pinochet against the