Prospects for resistance to the new Howard governmentThere will be no shortage of attacks on the working class from the Coalition government in its second term: the GST, further austerity and privatisation and the second wave of
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Resistance to launch magazine in Green LeftResistance is to have a new five-page magazine each week within Green Left Weekly, beginning next issue. Green Left Weekly's back cover and four pages inside will be made available to
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[This is the abridged text of a speech by Cuban President Fidel Castro Before the South African parliament, in Cape Town, on September 4.] I am thinking about the enormous responsibility and the colossal historic task it signifies to create the
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Resistance in RecoveryResistance's national "Vote with your feet" actions against racism on September 30 feature in the latest issue of Recovery, the magazine based on ABC-TV's high-rating Saturday morning music program. Titled
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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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No mandate rally CANBERRA — The ACT Jabiluka Action Group has called a No Mandate rally to coincide with the first day of the new parliamentary sitting: 12:30pm, November 10, at Parliament House. Kim Bullimore from JAG said, "The purpose of
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Palestine Rashid Haifawi writes in GLW #338 that I am "becoming emotional, irrational, harsh and completely detached from the reality of Israel's occupation and the enormous difficulties the Palestinian Authority is facing". Thank you, Rashid,
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Events that shook the world"Besides the organised and peaceful demonstrations there were many of a different kind — tumultuous, ardent, violent, anarchical, drawing in hundreds of thousands, even millions of participants
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The deaths of five Australian-based journalists 23 years ago at Balibo continue to cause controversy. They died at the centre of a web of lies and intrigue involving the Australian and Indonesian governments and their
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... and ain't I a woman?: Different methods, same message The sniper-style murder of another US abortion provider confirms the systematic nature of the recent campaigns by North American anti-choice fanatics to deny women access to abortion
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The Coalition government has wreaked havoc on the environment. It has undermined international agreements such as the Basel hazardous waste treaty and the Kyoto climate change accord, it has supported projects like Hinchinbrook
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This week in history November 7, 1837: US abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy killed by racist mob The slave system in southern US states during the 19th century led to a growing "abolitionist" movement agitating for the compulsory emancipation of
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"These people come here to take work opportunities ... We have people roaming the streets with degrees, but they do not get jobs because companies have given jobs to foreigners"; "I hate these people because they take our jobs";
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Dispossession and Aboriginal healthAboriginal adult mortality rates are the highest in the world, apart from regions gripped by war. In the Northern Territory, infant and child mortality remains three times that of other
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A saxophone By Brandon Astor Jones "Lay me on an anvil, O God.Beat me and hammer me into a crowbar.Let me pry loose old walls.Let me lift and loosen old foundations." — Carl Sandburg in Prayers of Steel Sometimes it is the god of music
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Aliens We get it good. Up north where there's more oriental flavours than you can poke a stick at, your run of the mill Asiatic has their back to the wall. There's hunger and hardship like you wouldn't believe. But here, just a few ks south of
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[The following letter is being circulated for endorsement by Dr Eric Ross and Loes Keysers, two well-known experts in the field of population at the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. The two scholars are disturbed by the award of the Dr
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Good riddance, Miss Australia QuestThe announcement last week that the final Miss Australia will be crowned in 2000 marks the close of one of the most recognised "close" competitions, which has been running in Australia since
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Native title laws face court challengeBRISBANE — New native title laws, tabled by Queensland Labor Premier Peter Beattie in state parliament on October 21, are to be challenged in the Federal Court. The Kullilli community plans
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After 16 months of negotiations, union leaders on October 22 endorsed a two-year enterprise agreement designed to deliver greater profits to Telstra. Endorsement of the deal by union officials has angered many members of the Community
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Carr announces Eden forests decisionSYDNEY — Reactions varying from outrage to cautious optimism greeted the NSW Labor government's October 26 announcement of a regional forest agreement (RFA) for the south-east forests near
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Gordonstone mine sold to Rio TintoBRISBANE — Mining union leaders have warned of further industrial unrest at the Gordonstone coal mine in central Queensland, following the sale of 80% of the mine to the world's largest mining
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Safety fears as Shell 'downsizes' work force Safety fears as Shell 'downsizes' work force By Rupen Savoulian SYDNEY — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says that Shell management's plans to reduce the work force at
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Labor left students do deal with LibsSYDNEY — Students who voted for the Labor left-aligned National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS) in University of Sydney Student Representative Council (SRC) elections last month
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SYDNEY — One hundred people held a two-hour rally outside NSW parliament on October 29 to demand protection for the remaining old-growth forests in north-east New South Wales. Organised by the NSW Forest Alliance, the rally aimed
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Candid "I candidly express my surprise and dismay at the information showing that kids are being exploited on a widespread basis." — NSW attorney-general Jeff Shaw, before admitting that the state government will not legislate against
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Kumarangk campaign to screen McLibel ADELAIDE — The Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund is to present McLibel, a remarkable documentary about British campaigners Helen Steel and Dave Morris, who were sued by the giant McDonald's corporation. Funds
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Ngarrindjeri, ferry workers unite against bridge Ngarrindjeri, ferry workers unite against bridge By Martin Iltis ADELAIDE — On October 25, 50 people gathered at Currency Creek, near Goolwa, to celebrate a victory for the ferry workers who
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Court victory for East Timorese refugees A Federal Court judge on October 30 upheld an appeal by an East Timorese man, Kon Tji Lay, against the Refugee Review Tribunal's decision to refuse him refugee status because he was "entitled" to Portuguese
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Tent embassy hosts anti-genocide forumOn October 26, at the Aboriginal tent embassy opposite Canberra's Old Parliament House, a forum was held to support the case being heard y the ACT Supreme Court claiming that acts of
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While the traditional focus of Reclaim the Night marches has been on violence against women, some RTN collectives this year included a broad range of demands relating to women's right. Marches were held around the country on
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Is this you? The photo shown here was taken by Leigh Howlett at the Hiroshima Day march in Sydney in 1992. The Historic Houses Trust of NSW would like to use the image to promote an upcoming exhibition on the environmental protest movement, but it
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Chilean community demands prosecution of PinochetCANBERRA — The arrest in Britain of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet has produced an eruption of anger and grief among survivors of his regime. The Latin American
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ACT anti-abortion bill opposedCANBERRA — On October 27, 300 people packed into the reception room at the ACT Legislative Assembly to protest against the proposed anti-abortion bill introduced by right-wing MP Paul Osborne. The
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Appeal for Pinochet victims to come forward British lawyers representing victims of the Pinochet regime in Chile have appealed for individuals or their relatives whose cases are mentioned in the Spanish request for the extradition of Pinochet to
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Wages and jobs Surprise! It's less than a month from the federal election, and already the powers that be have discovered the need for — guess what? — wage cuts! On Monday (October 26), five academic economists made front-page headlines in
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Largely unreported by the establishment press, 400,000 Ugandans have been forced to flee their homes by vicious attacks by terrorist groups sponsored by the reactionary Arab-chauvinist government in Sudan. The bandits operate from
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Pakistani scholar assassinatedEarly on the morning of October 17, a prominent and renowned scholar, Hakim Mohammad Saeed (78) was assassinated near his clinic in Karachi. Hakim Saeed was the founding president of the Hamdard
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In early October, when Italy's Olive Tree coalition government of Romano Prodi lost a confidence motion by one vote because the Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC) withdrew its support (and split in the process), most observers
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Belgian cabin crews take action over refugee murder Belgian cabin crews take action over refugee murder By Rina Anticich On September 21, Semira Adamu, a 20-year-old Nigerian woman, was murdered by her police escort while awaiting deportation
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FMLN selects presidential candidatesOn September 27, amidst recrimination and tears, delegates of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) chose Facundo Guardado and María Marta Valladares, better
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ANZHERO-SUDZHENSK, Russia — The Soviet system had a way of playing cruel jokes on this coal-mining centre in the Kuzbass industrial region of Siberia. One such malign whim was to locate the city administration building hard by
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RAMALLAH — The signing of the Wye Agreement between the PLO and the Israeli government has brought to the surface all of the contradictions inherent in the Oslo Accords, the Israeli political establishment and Palestinian society.
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The leader of the left-wing pro-independence Basque party Herri Batasuna (HB), Arnaldo Otegi, has described the results of the October 25 Basque regional election as "a vote for peace, liberty and self-determination". He said it is a
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Beijing intimidates democracy activists During the last few days of October, Beijing detained, interrogated or harassed at least 40 activists involved in a recent attempt to register a China Democracy Party. Xu Wen-li, a leader in the 1979-81
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'Pro-lifers' murder againDr Barnett Slepian was shot and killed by a sniper using a high-powered rifle on the evening of October 23, as he stood in his kitchen with his wife and one of their sons. Dr Slepian provided abortion
Culture
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A short story by Craig Cormick Central Australia Harry Lasseter lies against the rock wall and watches the desert sun set over his empire. He's the richest man in the world. But he's stuffed and he knows it. Long black shadows stretch across the
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Go fish set to thrillADELAIDE — The film Go Fish, which included the famous frank discussion about how to refer to female genitals and the line "the girl is out there", appears on stage at this year's Feast Lesbian and Gay Cultural
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Reclaim the Night It's been 20 long years and still we fight,for equality and justice, basic human rights.Will we ever be able to walk alone?Never truly safe, not even at home.The predators they stalk, always hunting,assuming our bodies are there
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Sweet as nectar, intoxicating as tsipouro IntoxicationThe haBiBisLarrikin through FestivalXylouris EnsembleSelf-titledHi-Gloss Records/MDS Review by James Vassilopoulos Advances in music are often the result of migrations: people leaving their
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The real radio alternativeMELBOURNE — Supporters of community radio 3CR are being asked to become listener sponsors of the station. The current listener sponsor drive, essential for the survival and expansion of the station,
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The Romantic Exiles: A Nineteenth Century Portrait GalleryBy E.H. Carr 1998, Serif. 343 pp., $34.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon "He raised aloft the banner of revolution", wrote Lenin. Trotsky admired his identification with the oppressed and read
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East Timor: the survivors speak out Speaking for the DeadHayman TheatrePerformed at PICA, Perth, October 17 Review by Rebekah Honey A group of people chatting inconsequentially was the deceptively mundane start to Speaking for the Dead. The
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Face Value Look at it this way.Wrinkles are for usenot smoothing out.If I were going to placein a capsule for possiblealiens, a filmed faceto depict the human femalewould I choosean infant with trulylovely womb-washed eyesbut little else?While that
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'The only Aborigine and lesbian in the world' White Baptist Abba FanDirected by Cathy DownesWritten and performed by Deborah CheethamPresented by the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Feast Lesbian and Gay Cultural FestivalPhone (08) 8231 2155
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The rise and fall of a porn star Homme Fatale: the Joey Stefano StoryWith Shane C. RodrigoWednesday-Saturday, 9.30pm, and Sunday, 5pm, until November 8Lion Theatre, AdelaidePart of the Feast Lesbian and Gay Cultural Festival Review by Katie