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  • Did someone murder Douglas Scott?

    Douglas Bruce Scott died in Berrimah jail in Darwin early in the morning of July 5, 1985. A police inquest and the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody both ruled it was suicide. But Doug's widow, Lettie Scott,

  • Strange, that

    Strange, that "The image has not been a good or helpful one. It's all about spooks and reds under the bed and that kind of thing." — ASIO head David Sadleir on public perceptions of his organisation. Rushed "Frankly speaking, we just don't

  • ACTU firms links to fake union

    By Jana D.K. JAKARTA — Worker activists and representatives of non-government organisations have met ACTU president Martin Ferguson and told him of their opposition to the ACTU's decision to provide $2 million to, and strengthen cooperation

  • Queen Street Mall threat

    Queen Street Mall threatBRISBANE — City mall management renewed attacks on democratic rights in the Queen Street Mall on November 30 by trying to force removal of a display board which was part of a stall supporting

  • Power brokers stunned

    Power brokers stunned John Wilson, former president of the ACT Trades and Labor Council, individually black banned in his workplace by the PSU leadership and the TLC in an act of ALP factional hooliganism: "The election result has tipped the

  • A (very) low-impact trip

    A (very) low-impact tripSYDNEY — Like to visit Asia but can't afford it? One fascinating trip available to Sydneysiders for the cost of a metropolitan train ride is to Cabramatta in the city's south-west. While the

  • ACT students, teachers win a round

    Canberra — Liberal and independent members of the House of Assembly on November 25 amended the ACT budget to block the cutting of 80 teacher positions. This victory was a response to the public campaign run by

  • Last issue for 1993

    Last issue for 1993 This is the last issue of Green Left Weekly for the year. We have included a larger than usual number of feature articles to provide interesting reading throughout the holidays. Our thanks and best holiday wishes to the

  • PSU Challenge aims to strengthen union

    CANBERRA — Defeat of the incumbents in the ACT branch Public Sector Union elections has sent a shiver down the spine of the local ALP officialdom. With around 21,000 members, the PSU is the largest union in the ACT. It is not

  • SA elections: alternative candidates

    As long as the economic rationalist ethos prevails in the major parties, the needs of the majority will continue to be sidelined for the interests of big business. Here is a brief guide to the alternative candidates standing in the SA state

  • Green Alliance launches campaign

    Green Alliance launches campaignADELAIDE — "We need an alternative to  Liberal and Labor, an alternative that is inclusive and  based on grassroots democracy, one that puts  environmental and social justice

  • Residents organise against council changes

    Residents organise against council changesMELBOURNE — North Carlton residents are organising against their expulsion from the City of Melbourne, of which they have been part for more than 100 years. Following two