Since the end of the Cold War, a new confusion has crept into world politics. Imperialism, once clearly recognised as such, has sheltered behind the United Nations. Campaigning journalist JOHN PILGER explains his views on imperialism, Australia
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By Stephen Robson
PERTH — A document produced by the state Education Ministry proposes to devolve education to the local school level. Titled "Devolution:the next phase", the paper created a furore when it was leaked to the West Australian
Filipinos fight Australian power plant
An Australian company, Arch Print Pty Ltd, is about to start building a power plant only 150 metres from houses in the village of Tanza on Manila Bay.
The plant will be diesel for at least the first
By Ray Fulcher
MELBOURNE — Public Sector Union officials and Department of Social Security management have cooked up an enterprise bargaining package which is currently being put to PSU members around the country for "feedback".
The
Ecopolitics VII at Griffith
Ecopolitics VII, to be held at Griffith University July 2-4, will have a strong emphasis on global environmental issues and on the links between the environmental, peace, women's and indigenous movements.
The
By Irina Glushchenko
MOSCOW — Late at night in a town in southern Russia, two youths are breaking into a car. Suddenly they are disturbed. They take to their heels, but are run down; they gasp with fear, because the squad of men in peaked
Fulani Groove
By Margarita Windisch
Combine seven talented and enthusiastic musicians with a spicy mix of afro-funk, reggae, ska and rap, and you get Fulani Groove.
The name of this Melbourne-based band is a tribute to the great
Community health hits back
By Jeremy Smith
MELBOURNE — Chanting "Save our community centre" and "Fuck Kennett, not health", a spirited rally of 150 people marched through the streets of Collingwood on June 16. Proposals by the
Anti-gay violence in NSW schools
By Karen Fredericks
SYDNEY — The NSW Gay and Lesbian Teachers and Students Association (GaLTaS) has welcomed the introduction of state legislation prohibiting vilification of homosexuals, but says that
That's History: The Volunteer Graduate Scheme — In the early '50s, a small number of idealistic Australians went to Indonesia to live and work under local salaries and conditions. The first was Herb Feith, who pioneered what was to become the
By Stephen Marks
MANAGUA — Nicaraguans have contributed more than 20 tons of powdered milk, food, medicines and school materials to Cuba in response to the "pound of milk for the children of Cuba" campaign.
One of the organisers of
Publishing schedule
Because so many of the people involved in Green Left's production and distribution will be attending the Resistance conference in Melbourne, we will not be producing a paper next week. The next issue of Green Left Weekly will
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