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Our Common Cause: Justice, not paternalism

Federal health minister Tony Abbott announced on June 21 a proposal to impose a "form of paternalism ... based on competence rather than race" on Aboriginal communities. His proposal would give "administrators" wide-ranging powers to run communities,

Indigenous owners say no to nuke dump

CANBERRA — A delegation from the Northern Territory visited federal politicians in Canberra on June 21-22 to express their opposition to a proposed radioactive waste dump mooted for the NT. The delegation consisted of Mt Everard traditional

Campaign against ACT school closures begins

Karl Miller, Canberra ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says he is sorry the decision to close schools across Canberra has caused so much anger in the community. "I don't like the fact I've upset significant numbers of Canberrans", he said on June

Write On: Letters to the Editor

Thank you Thank you for your coverage of the events in San Salvador de Atenco (GLW #670). As with the Colorado's largest daily, the Rocky Mountain News, concerning the events in Oaxaca, the corporate media censored reports on the protests that you

EAST TIMOR: Gusmao issues ultimatum

Vannessa Hearman On June 22, East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao threatened to resign if Fretilin Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri does not resign first. Gusmao accused the Fretilin majority in the government of doing "bad things to the people". In

Call the Honeymoon off!

Joel Catchlove, Adelaide In May, South African-Canadian mining company SXR Uranium One applied for a licence to commercially mine uranium at Honeymoon, 75 kilometres north-west of Broken Hill. The company wants to mine 400 tonnes of uranium a year

Indigenous Prisoners Speak Out

BY BREE MCKILLIGAN Indigenous prisoners in Victoria will be broadcasting live from July 3 to 7 on 3CR 855AM in Melbourne during NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week. In Australia's only live broadcasts from

EGYPT: Anti-globalisation activist still imprisoned

Wael Khalil from the Egyptian Anti-Globalisation Group remains in pre-trial detention after he was arrested at an April 27 protest in support of the independence of the judiciary. Khalil has been actively involved in many grassroots campaigns against

PALESTINE: The war on children

John Pilger Arthur Miller wrote, "Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the state has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be

Portland union solidarity kicks off

Justine Kamprad, Geelong Inspired by the activities of Union Solidarity, a Melbourne community-union campaigning group, a group of 30 people met at South West Trades Hall on June 21 to set up South West Community Solidarity. In Liberal Party

Young revolutionaries: Why we'll be there

"I spent last year in Latin America, covering the amazing political developments, particularly in Venezuela and Bolivia, for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly. In a context where we are told that 'capitalism is the only way', and that the US empire has the right to

SOUTH AFRICA: Soweto uprising's 30th anniversary

Percy Ngonyama, Durban In the days leading up to the 30th anniversary of the June 16, 1976, Soweto uprising, young people were urged by the government and South Africa's National Youth Commission to take part in planned nationwide commemorations.