The bombs
By Brandon Astor Jones
[Editor's note: In last issue's "Looking out" column, we accidentally omitted the drawing described in it. We are therefore repeating the column, with the drawing.] "Bombing cannot be a solution ... but the
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Sorry Day: no healing without justice Comment by Margaret Allum May 26 was the first anniversary of Sorry Day, a day to mark the plight of the “stolen generations”: For most of this century (until the early 1970s in some states) the
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Antarctic meltdown: can we stop it in time?You stumble out of bed in bare feet to make that pot of coffee to start the heart, you approach the fridge and — step in a huge puddle of chilly water. Somebody didn't shut the fridge
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Enemies of the Indonesian peopleThe first week of the Indonesian election campaign has been characterised by mobilisations of the hundreds of thousands of people organised by Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic
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New push on health care privatisation"Even though the federal government sticks to the line that Medicare is safe, what is happening is the privatisation of the health system. The push is on for everyone to pay for their
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Liz Wheeler PM John Howard has made many comments over the past month about the East Timorese people's need for security and stability. His concern about East Timorese people in Australia's backyard is welcome, but he appears to have forgotten
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a great time to be alive? It would be very difficult to be bored right now wouldn't it? At this precise moment of historical time, I mean. What with a bang up shootin' war courtesy of Bill Clinton and NATO, 50
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On the campaign trail with the PRDJAKARTA — "First it waged its battle in the streets. Then it went underground. Now it is contesting the general election in the open in order to promote its own brand
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Democrats the GST party I ask all Democrat politicians — Did you stand on a pro-GST platform at the last election? Did you let your supporters know that you will actually ensure a GST arrives in this country? Do you realise you are now traitors
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Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —
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Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, in an interview with the May 24 Sydney Morning Herald, denied Indonesian army involvement with the terrorist militias in East Timor and demanded that Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer provide "evidence".
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Beattie clashes with AWU, bossesBRISBANE — Queensland Labor premier Peter Beattie is confronting ALP faction leader and Australian Workers Union state secretary Bill Ludwig over proposed new industrial legislation, which will
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MELBOURNE — Forty-three members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) employed at Marathon Foods in Kensington participated in their first picket line in mid-May. Marathon Foods produces dim sims, spring rolls and
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MELBOURNE — Beef processor G&K O'Connors, in Pakenham, has locked out 250 workers after refusing to negotiate an enterprise agreement. The meatworkers have been locked out now for two months. The workers' union, the
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Job insecurity is growingBRISBANE — Successive Queensland governments have boasted of being the nation's leading job creator. But 50% of all new jobs created in Queensland since 1988 were casual or part-time, according to a
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WOLLONGONG — More than 100 people gathered on May 29 at Allen Street Park for the Port Kembla Loitering Festival. The festival was organised by Illawarra Community Action for Public Space (ICAPS) to protest
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In Djadi-Dugarang, the newsletter of the Indigenous Social Justice Association, Ray Jackson tells the story of Belinda (not her real name), a male to female transgender. In late 1997, Belinda was arrested for drug possession and sent
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Perth film showingPERTH — More than 25 people attended a showing of Indonesia in Revolt: democracy or death at Murdoch University on May 18. Students were stunned by the power of the film and wanted to know how they
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Support Abdullah Ocalan SYDNEY — The Australian Kurdish Association organised a 60-strong demonstration outside the Law Society building on May 25 to call for the release of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan and a
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More taxes, more cuts in SAADELAIDE — The state Liberal government crowed on May 27 about delivering a "balanced budget" for the next financial year. Treasurer Rob Lucas laid the blame for tax hikes on those who opposed the
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Giving the Democrats a serve For many years, callers looking for the Australian Democrats have rung the Democratic Socialist Party after being given its number by directory assistance. Usually, DSP activists tell the confused callers that the
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NATO's 'humanitarian' war: it's a lieAs the NATO bombing of the Balkans enters its third month, NATO's "humanitarian" smokescreen is thinning rapidly. The civilian casualty figures are rising, while Slobodan Milosevic's
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PERTH — Five people are now facing trial for the murder of 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Cleon Jackman after his battered body was found on May 22. Jackman is believed to have been beaten and strangled to death after he was
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MELBOURNE — On May 21, 150 people attended an Earthworker public meeting featuring Jack Mundey. Earthworker is a Melbourne-based organisation that mobilises trade unionists around environmental issues. Many of the objectives of
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Ask most teenage women in Australia who they consider their idol and they would probably reply Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow or even Sabrina, the teenage witch. My choice would be Dita Sari. Dita Indah Sari, aged 26, has been a
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SYDNEY — "The mass movement for full democratic reform in Indonesia over the next 12 will grow", Max Lane, national coordinator of Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET), told a forum here on May 29. Forty
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Union protesters target Woolworths SYDNEY — The Woolworths Metro store in George Street was picketed by around 100 people on May 27 in response to the sacking of 30 workers by Metro Shopfitting, a company engaged by Woolworths to do its
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More than 250 young socialist activists are expected to descend on Melbourne for four days in July for the annual Resistance national conference. The theme will be "Rebellion, resistance, revolution: dare to struggle, dare to win",
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Trade union solidarity with East Timor By Neil Everley BRISBANE — The Queensland branch of the Australian Council of Trade Unions organised a broad public meeting here on May 27 to support the right of East Timorese to a vote in
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Firefighters fight for a fair dealCANBERRA — On May 24, members of the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) were in Civic Mall asking shoppers to sign petitions in support of their stand in an enterprise
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Tasmanian budget fails health and child-careHOBART — Rising gambling tax revenues and a 5% levy on household electricity bills allowed the Tasmanian ALP government to boost some public spending and deliver a budget with a surplus
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Niddrie residents oppose toxic dumpMELBOURNE — Hot on the heels of the victory against the proposed CSR toxic dump at Werribee, residents at Niddrie in Melbourne's west are opposing a proposed toxic dump in a disused quarry.
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ADELAIDE — "Sexual harassment is against the law", ACTU president Jennie George reminded more than 60 participants at the launch of a new publication of the SA United Trades and Labour Council, Uniting to Eliminate Sexual
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ADELAIDE — Two hundred people attended a SA United Trades and Labor Council (UTLC) public meeting on May 21 to hear Jennie George, ACTU president, speak on the latest round of changes to the federal industrial relations laws
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Adelaide Sorry Day commemorationADELAIDE — Around 500 people gathered on May 26 for a "Journey of Healing" to mark the first anniversary of Sorry Day and the second anniversary of Bringing Them Home, the report on the
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Solidarity with Indonesia goes internationalBetween May 21 and 23, protests actions were held in a number of countries in support of the struggle for democracy in Indonesia and independence for East Timor. On May 21, supporters
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Protesters condemn Democrats BRISBANE — A picket against the GST was held outside the Fortitude Valley offices of the Australian Democrats on May 29, the day after their dirty deal with the Coalition was announced. Called by the Democratic
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Starting with him "Mr Howard said Australians needed to 'throw out those things that are not working' ..." — Sydney Morning Herald May 24. Depends what you're negotiating "You don't lose your principles just because you negotiate with the
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Self-determination for Kosova! The following international statement has been initiated by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly. If you agree, please return your endorsement (include your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and your organisation or
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It is ironic that on the day the Business Review Weekly released its Rich 200 list, the Australian Democrats and the Coalition agreed on a GST deal to make those on the list even richer. Australia's richest tycoons increased their wealth by $9
World
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AUCKLAND — Legislation to establish a royal commission into genetic engineering and to place a moratorium on genetic engineering field trials and commercial genetically engineered production has been rejected by the New Zealand
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Japan boosts its role as part of US war machineDespite widespread protest, the upper house of Japan's parliament rushed through on May 24 three bills to greatly increase the country's role in the United States' war machine. Japan
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@column int = Zimbabwean women won formal equal rights in 1980 with the passing of the Legal Age of Majority Act, one of the gains of the liberation struggle against white minority rule. However, a ruling by the Zimbabwe's Supreme Court in March has
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Turkey prepares show trial for OcalanKurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has already been judged and sentenced to death by the Turkish regime — all that remains is the formality of the stage-managed "trial" that
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LAHORE, Pakistan — The Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) organised a successful demonstration against the arms race on May 27. The action attracted more than 250 people despite police and government harassment. It was the only such demonstration
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'The Philippines left needs to appreciate the national question' ABRINO AYDINAN, a leader of the Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army-Cordillera Bodong Administration (CPLA-CBA) and an executive council member of the Socialist Party of
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In September, Gerhard Schröder promised that German troops would go outside Germany only with a UN mandate. But the chancellor used the recent Social Democratic Party (SPD) congress to block a left-wing motion opposing a
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The Cordillera people's armed protestMANILA — After driving for 22 hours, on narrow roads which cling to the sides of spectacular mountain ranges, we were greeted in the dead of night by armed fighters of the Cordillera
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Two days after the close of the May 12-16 rolling general strike led by hospital and metalworkers, the South Korean government issued arrest warrants for many union leaders, including those who led the nine-day subway workers' general
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There is considerable contention on the left about the Kosova Liberation Army's relationship to NATO and position in the Balkans war. It is charged of being an extreme nationalist organisation that would "slaughter" the Serbs if
Culture
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Capitalism puts its own edge on the 'netwar' The Zapatista Social Netwar in MexicoBy David Ronfeldt, John Arquilla, Graham E. Fuller and Melissa FullerRand Corporation, 1998, $15Also available at
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Rappers lament the 'struggle between brother and brother' Pray for LiberiaThe Boyz of ButuburamUnited Sound (Germany)Order (approximately DM37) from <;> or e-mail Dirk Majchrzak at
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DAVID BENIUK is an accomplished musician who frequently plays benefits for progressive causes. More than that, he is a songwriter who writes honestly about what he sees and thus creates some of the best political music I have
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This machine fights for forests Lock On — Songs to save Australia's forestsVarious artistsCompiled by Andy ParkesRaw Power Productions through Niche RecordsOrder by phone on 1300 655 966 or visit <;
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Useful ammunition for activists Dollars for Death: Why the uranium mining and nuclear industry must be stoppedResistance Books, 199964pp., $4.95 Review by Rjurik Davidson Activists protesting against the Jabiluka uranium mine are under attack