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Cricketers hit out for justice

Cricketers hit out for justice By James Vassilopoulos It is sometimes in the most unlikely situations that class struggle bursts to the surface. An industrial dispute has developed in the green pastures of the "gentlemen's game", where the

Doctors' hunger strike continues

Doctors' hunger strike continues By Andy Gianniotis SYDNEY — The hunger strike by 40 overseas-trained doctors entered its 11th day on November 28. They are camped outside NSW Parliament House. The doctors are members of the Australian Doctors

Action updates

'Student Underground' relaunched BRISBANE — The radical high school newsletter, Student Underground, has been relaunched. The first four-page edition covers scapegoating youth, feminism in high schools, the Nike boycott, protection of the

Murder, bigotry and the holidays

Murder, bigotry and the holidays River's EdgeBy Cath PhillipsBlackwattle Press149pp, $15.95 TrashtownBy Robert TaitBlackwattle Press224pp, $16.95 Reviewed by Kath Gelber At this time of year, many of us are on the lookout for some light

A new voice, worth listening to

A new voice, worth listening to Capital Volume 1By Anthony MacrisAllen & Unwin, $16.95 Review by Maree Roberts This, Macris' first novel, represents a fresh voice in Australian fiction. Not the usual middle-class-angst voice or the

Plantation sell-off threatens native title

Plantation sell-off threatens native title A federal government push to privatise publicly owned forest plantations poses a serious threat to native title rights, the Queensland Greens declared on November 25. Spokesperson Peter Sykes said that the

Tent city for native title

Tent city for native title By Martin Iltis ADELAIDE — Hundreds of people took part in a three-day tent city and three-day vigil in support of native title from November 23. More than 700 people signed the visitors' book. The action,

Write on: letters to the editor

Necrophilia In regards to the recent review of the film Kissed, I am very concerned that the staff at Green Left does not have the guts to tell the truth about wrongs in the art world as it does about other social problems. Being liberal does not

In lieu of a history: a Green Left sampler

In its 300 issues, Green Left Weekly has published more than 16,000 separate articles, totalling more than 10 million words. Clearly, a proper history of the issues covered would run for many pages. Instead of such a history, we've selected a brief

Russian nuclear power crisis 'threatens new Chernobyl'

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — In the first decade of the next century, a series of reactor blocks at Russian nuclear power plants will reach the end of their designed service life. Government officials will then have to choose between two grim

The pastoral industry's debt to Aboriginal people

The pastoral industry's debt to Aboriginal people Since last December's High Court Wik decision, which confirmed that native title and pastoral leaseholds can co-exist, relations between Aboriginal people and pastoralists have been under renewed

Rio Tinto: the world's worst company?

Rio Tinto: the world's worst company? By James Vassilopoulos With a turnover of $10.8 billion in 1996, Rio Tinto is the biggest mining company in the world. Through its mines and subsidiaries, Rio Tinto wears many masks. Among them are: Hunter