By Andrea Marklew
BRISBANE — More than 600 people attended this year's annual Lesbian and Gay Pride rally at Roma Street Forum. The rally marks 10 years of activism for Brisbane's Lesbian and Gay Pride Collective. The rally was chaired by Gay
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The force be with racism and sexism
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceDirected by George Lucas Review by Mary Merkenich
The latest Star Wars movie, The Phantom Menace, is both entertaining and visually very beautiful. Unfortunately,
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is undertaking a statewide speaking tour from late July into August. Aboriginal elders will address community meetings to discuss the history, recent developments and future of Aboriginal political action. Since the
NT land rights under attack
By Margaret Allum
A review of the 1976 Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act released on August 21 contains recommendations which many say are an attempt to extinguish land rights throughout the NT. Building on Land
Militia violence continues in East Timor
By Jon Land
On June 29, while East Timorese pro-independence and pro-integration leaders were finishing reconciliation talks in Jakarta, a pro-integration gang attacked the recently established United
By Bill Mason
The federal government's haste to cut public servant numbers has cost $711 million in redundancy payments for about 20,000 staff over three years, according to a report by the auditor-general, Pat Barrett. The report criticised the
By Robyn Marshall
Queensland gays and lesbians are celebrating. The state Labor government has recognised same-sex couples and their families for the first time under Queensland law. The new Queensland industrial relations bill includes same-sex
By Dave Gosling
CANBERRA — On June 29, 11 unions marched from Parliament House to the ACT Legislative Assembly to protest against the ACT Liberal government's approach to enterprise bargaining for government workers. The march was led by 175
By Jill Hickson and Sam King
JAKARTA — A 2000-strong rally organised by the People's Democratic Party was viciously attacked by police and military on July 1. Protesters were beaten and shot. More than 100 were injured, two are in a critical
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Dalai Lama's hypocrisy
The exiled Tibetan religious leader, the Dalai Lama, has backed the Indian government's continued violent occupation of Kashmir — including its current brutal campaign against "intruders" — and
We are taking a break
Green Left Weekly is taking a week off to enable our contributors and distributors to attend the Resistance National Conference in Melbourne on July 8-11. The next issue of GLW will be dated July 21. Don't miss it!
Fighting racism: a lesson from 1934
By Iggy Kim
"We said, well, rather than strike against the foreign-born workers, let's strike for something worthwhile! So we took a stand: £1 a shift and a 40-hour week." This is how the late Bronc
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