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  • Profits take priority over planet

    Profits take priority over planetIn early December, the rulers of the richest capitalist countries had the opportunity to set aside their self-interest and economic rivalry and agree to cuts in greenhouse gas emissions large

  • Port Hinchinbrook resort protest

    Port Hinchinbrook resort protestPORT HINCHINBROOK — On December 14, the first stage of the Port Hinchinbrook resort was opened by Premier Rob Borbidge and developer Keith Williams. Police and private guards were deployed to

  • 'Day of Mourning' anniversary

    'Day of Mourning' anniversary On January 26, 1938, more than 100 Aboriginal people from communities in NSW, Victoria and Queensland gathered in Sydney to mark the "Day of Mourning" — the 150th anniversary of the invasion by British colonists at

  • Another nuclear waste shipment through Pacific

    AMSTERDAM — Greenpeace on January 13 released a confidential French government memo which reveals plans by the plutonium industry to again ship high-level nuclear waste from France to Japan. For the first time the waste will be taken through the

  • Loose cannons

    Give them some "I say, listen, you're rich. Politicians need money. If you like them, then there's nothing wrong with giving them some of it." — Silicon Valley lobbyist Wade Randlett on how to win friends among influential people. Money talks

  • Queensland Labor compromises with racism

    BRISBANE — Queensland ALP leader Peter Beattie has urged the Labor Party not to adopt a "heart-on-the-sleeve" approach to the native title issue at the party's national conference in Hobart, as Premier Rob Borbidge gears up for an

  • Conference celebrates the Communist Manifesto

    SYDNEY — The Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance commemorated 150 years of the Communist Manifesto with a socialist education conference here, January 3 to 7. The 255 conference participants reaffirmed and discussed the

  • Rally in defence of native title

    Rally in defence of native titleMELBOURNE — About 1000 people braved the rain to rally in opposition to the Howard government's 10-point plan to amend the Native Title Act on December 13. The rally, called by Campaign

  • Victorian government sneaks through TAFE restructuring

    MELBOURNE — While most people in the community were preparing for the Christmas break, the Victorian minister for vocational education, Phil Honeywood, announced the greatest shake-up of Victoria's TAFE system in 20 years.

  • Loose cannons

    At last, the truth "The other thing I'd like to stress is the fulsome commitment of my government to the process of reconciliation." — Prime Menzies John Howard in his "speech to the nation" on the Wik legislation. Memo to a speech writer

  • We need your help over the break

    This is it, the last Green Left Weekly with "1997" on its colourful cover. While those who do the technical work on the paper each week will have a short break from production, they, and the hundreds of other Green Left Weekly distributors here and

  • Greenhouse day of action

    Greenhouse day of actionCANBERRA — Three hundred people rallied outside the ACT Legislative Assembly on November 30 to protest against the Australian government's stance on greenhouse gas emissions. The crowd heard speakers,