Breached and pissed off
A week ago, I inadvertently missed my fortnightly meeting with my job network member. The meeting is next to useless, involving things like getting a CV together (for the 100th time) and "self-esteem improvement". For
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Graham Matthews, Sydney
"War represents a total failure of the human spirit", declared renowned journalist Robert Fisk at his packed-out Sydney university lecture on October 5. "If you could see what I've seen, you would never support a war."
Green Left Weekly will not be producing an issue next week. Our next issue will be dated October 26 and our regular schedule will resume from that issue. Check our website for updates: <http://www.greenleft.org.au>.From Green Left Weekly,
Shane Bentley
The biggest protests in the history of New Zealand took place in 1991. The focus of this anger was the plan to introduce anti-union laws as harsh as any in the Western world. Hundreds of thousands of New Zealand workers took to the
Joanna Mendelssohn, Sydney
September 17 was not just the NSW Marrickville by-election, it was also the day of the Blue Moon Festival. All around the world, Goths were celebrating.
There was a delicious moment in the mid-afternoon, on King Street,
Sarah Stephen
In recent years, many families who successfully convinced the immigration department (DIMIA) that they should be released from detention found themselves in a new type of hell living on a bridging visa E (BVE).
This visa denies
Ian Jamieson, Fremantle
In yet another cynical move to deflect criticism from his draconian industrial relations plans, PM John Howard announced on September 29 that legal aid will be made available to some workers sacked under the government's new
Paradise NowDirected by Hani Abu-AssadStarring Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman and Lubna AzabalOpens October 27 at Cinema Nova (Melbourne), Paris Cinema (Fox Studios, Sydney) and Palace Nova (Adelaide).
REVIEW BY KIM BULLIMORE
"Every day in the
REVIEW BY BEN COURTICE
Justice For Jack: the real story behind the 'Jihad Jack' caseBy Stefan MarkworthAvailable from <http://www.justice4jack.com>
While many are familiar with the case of David Hicks, currently held by the US at the
Making a killing I
"The most significant revelation of 'Executive Excess' concerned the growth in profits by companies involved in providing services, goods and military 'expertise' to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 9/11, CEOs heading
Graham Matthews
In the days following the October 1 Bali bombings, Australians have been subject to a barrage of hypocritical and racist "anti-terrorist" hysteria whipped up by politicians and the corporate media. But activists have stated what
Stuart Munckton
While the land reform process and expropriation of idle factories led by the government of socialist President Hugo Chavez has captured the most media attention, a series of other measures are being put in place that give the
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