BY SARAH STEPHEN
The claims that asylum seekers threw children from a boat to force the navy to take them to Australia, made by many federal government ministers during last year's election, were lies.
"Now another horror story about asylum
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[In 2000, the Victorian branch of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union embarked on an industry-wide industrial campaign called Campaign 2000. The campaign won some of the best wages and conditions in the industry. This is an abridged version of
Congratulations to Green Left Weekly on its 500th issue. Like other supporters of this fine socialist newspaper, I know only too well the hard committed work that has achieved this landmark. I personally owe GLW a great deal. There are few other
BY KATHY FAIRFAX
SYDNEY Husaini Hasan, chairperson of the Government Council of
the Free Acheh Movement (MPGAM), told a meeting on July 11 that his people's
struggle for a referendum would not be realised without international solidarity.
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalisation, Corporate Cons and High Finance FraudstersBy Greg PalastPluto Press, 2002211 pages, $59.95 (hb)
Ultra-right millionaire and
BY MARGARET ALLUM
Isn't there someone that you would like to share the information you receive through Green Left Weekly with? Perhaps you want to add more weight to the household dinner table discussions, or perhaps a workmate has seen you reading
Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, was 27 years old when he became chairperson of the Indonesian National Party in the 1920s. Mohammed Hatta was a similar age when he took over the leadership of the nationalist
From the Bush crusade to foreign aid,Iraqi sanctions to the world's arms trade;from the threat of globalisationto social welfare in this nationyou tore through the tissue of lies500 issues they despise.
Street sellers in the rain,it was worth the
BY ANDY GIANNIOTIS
HOBART — Two green left parties are contesting the Tasmanian state elections to be held here on July 20. Both launched their campaigns in the week following the close of nominations.
The Socialist Alliance launched its
Fond Memories of Cuba A documentary by David BradburyScreening at Valhalla Cinema, Sydney. Opens at the Schonell Cinema, Brisbane, July 18; Nova Cinema, Melbourne, July 25; and the Electric Shadows Cinema, Canberra, late July.
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REVIEW BY SARAH STEPHEN
Take Care of My Cat
Directed by Jeong Jae-eun
Starring Bae Doo-na, Lee Yo-won, Ok Ji-young, Lee Eun-sil, Lee Eun-ju
Distributed by Cinema Service Co, email <rachel@cinemaservice.com>
Screened at the 49th Sydney
BY KATHY NEWNAM
NEWCASTLE — A solemn 80-strong protest in Civic Park on July 12 was the culmination of a week-long vigil in solidarity with hunger strikers in the Woomera detention centre.
Dave McKay, who is visiting Newcastle from the Refugee
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