By Tony Iltis
HOBART — Tasmania's parliament voted last week to cut the size of the lower house from 35 to 25, by reducing the number of members elected by each electorate from 7 to 5. This will make it harder for minor parties and independents
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WastelandDirected by Andrei SchwaetzGadjo DiloDirected by Tony GatlifSydney International Film Festival Reviewed by Becky Ellis
Two films screened at the Sydney International Film Festival in June focused on experiences faced by the Romany (or
Attempts to negotiate
March: GLW distributors in the mall moved on by council inspectors. Phone calls to Adelaide City Council; no response
March 27: Council letter requiring $10/week or $2/day per person.
May 8: GLW told to move on in Central
Protest over CityLink gains pace
By Maree Roberts
MELBOURNE — One hundred people braved a cold Sunday morning on July 19 to protest outside Parliament House about the treatment of northern and western suburbs' residents over the CityLink
Latin America fiesta benefits health in Cuba
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — More than 200 people attended the Committee in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean's (CISLAC) annual fiesta fundraiser on July 18. The funds raised on the
Solidarity helps Zapatistas rebuild
By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — Tucson-based author and solidarity activist Martin Taylor addressed a meeting here on July 16 after touring refugee camps and autonomous communities of Chiapas state in southern
By Susie Whitmore
BRISBANE — As this issue of Green Left Weekly hits the streets, so will thousands of anti-racist high-school students around Queensland. The secondary school walkout and rallies on July 28 will coincide with the first sitting of
A short history of Maori struggle
The following is abridged from a talk given to the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney at Easter by Maori activist HONE HARAWIRA. The Maori population was about 1 million when the Europeans came. We had a
CPSU members reject leadership's funding cut
By Michelle Armstrong
CANBERRA — On July 20, the ACT branch members of the Community and Public Sector Union told the union's joint national secretary, Wendy Caird, that they did not want their
By John McGill and Maureen Baker
ADELAIDE — On July 4, about 150 people joined a "Rally for democracy". Chanting "Save our beaches", "Listen to the people" and "Shame Olsen, shame", they marched on the state parliament building. Speakers from
Media beat-up on anti-Hanson 'violence'
By Trish Corcoran
MELBOURNE — The 2000 anti-racists who gathered at the Hawthorn Town Hall to protest outside a meeting to be addressed by Pauline Hanson on July 19 outnumbered those who came to hear her
Francesca Davis
The release of Pauline Hanson's "zero net immigration" policy has sparked criticism from other establishment parties for its factual inaccuracies, its targeting of Asian migrants and its harsh treatment of refugees. Yet there has
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