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Time for unions to take the offensive

By Dick Nichols intro = If the Maritime Union of Australia stands on the brink of a great victory, it is because workers, union activists, community campaigners and those who recognise a threat to basic democratic rights have responded to the call

Chipping away at Harris Daishowa

Francesca Davis On April 28, a young protester from the blockade of the Eden woodchip mill was released after spending five days in Mullewa Women's Prison in Sydney. Bella Jones had been charged with preventing passage of a vehicle at the mill and

Life of Riley: The bit what's left

The bit what's left In a standard working day of eight hours, it may take me four hours to produce the equivalent of my wages. If the time needed to cover my wage packet is reduced from four to two hours, then the bit what's left increases from

Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference: continuing the struggle

Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference: continuing the struggle By Max Lane More than anything else, the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney on April 10-13 was a conference of struggle. International conferences of community organisations

Koori Radio live and deadly

By John Gauci SYDNEY — Black is back loud and proud on Koori Radio 96.9FM. The Australian Broadcasting Authority has granted Gadigal Information Services a four-week test transmission licence from April 19 to May 18, so Koori Radio is back on

Dancing on Arab graves

Editorial: Dancing on Arab graves Dancing on Arab graves Television news viewers last week saw hundreds of thousands of Israelis fill the streets to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the state of Israel. As the cameras focused on boisterous,

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Countless hours of research, writing and editing go into each issue of Green Left Weekly. The paper's production team puts a great deal of effort — along with a pinch of hair-pulling and stress — into producing Australia's leading alternative

For all who need a laugh

Jimmy and Pat meet the QueenBy Pat Lowe and Jimmy PikeBackroom Press, 1997 Desert DogBy Pat Lowe and Jimmy PikeMagabala Books, 1997 Review by Stephen Langford I have waited before writing this, partly because my usual "thing" is East Timor, partly

Bigger May Day marches support MUA

Solidarity with the Maritime Union of Australia and uniting to fight the Howard/Reith government were the key themes of May Day marches around Australia last week. The marches were bigger and broader than in recent years, clearly due to the

Write on: Letters to the editor

Left unity Your coverage of the MUA dispute in GLW #314 was excellent as to fact, background and political economics. It must surely have won us a large new readership among the wharfies and those who showed solidarity with them. We must, of

Students radicalising in Russia

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — The left in Russia is not extremely popular among young people, but this does not mean that neo-liberalism is. During the '90s, young people, students in particular, earned the reputation of being very apolitical. It

Kemp threatens student unions

By Sean Healy Education minister David Kemp has indicated the next target on the government's union hit list: student unions. He has asked his department to prepare legislation for "voluntary student unionism", which would prevent student unions