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The French far-left's campaign in the European election

The French far-left's campaign in the European election By Stanislav Demidjuk MONTPELLIER — The success of the French far-left Lutte Ouvriere-Ligue Communiste Revolutionaire (LO-LCR) list in the June European elections was a

Eyewitness report: Indonesian police shoot democracy protesters

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

Last Line of Defence

Last Line of Defence screened By Robyn Marshall BRISBANE — The International Women's Day Committee held a film night on domestic violence on June 21 at the Schonell Theatre at the University of Queensland, with generous technical help from

Carnell survives no-confidence vote

By James Vassilopoulos "My heart was saying kick her out. My head was asking, 'Are the matters raised sufficient to justify a genuine lack of confidence in the chief minister?'". With these words, right-wing independent and Liberal

Auditor-general slams job cuts

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

ANC reassures big business after win

By Norm Dixon The overwhelming victory by the African National Congress in South Africa's June 2 national and provincial elections was greeted with approval by big business spokespeople. ANC leaders moved quickly after the final results were

On the box

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, 10.30pm. Ph 9565 5522. Access News —

Call for abortion law repeal in Queensland

Call for abortion law repeal in government By Robyn Marshall BRISBANE — The Queensland Labor government is reviewing how the state's criminal code affects women. Previous attempts to reform this law have been made, but without reference to

Aboriginal people paying the price

Aboriginal people paying the price In Canberra, on March 26-27, the Australian National University's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research convened a conference to assess the Reeves

We are taking a break

We are taking a break Â鶹´«Ã½ 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!

Madagascar: 'We will never give you our land!'

By Anna Weekes TOLAGNARO, Madagascar — A mining project on the southern coast of Madagascar, the huge island east of the African mainland, has run up against unexpected resistance from local villagers, and could spark angry protests

Write on

Fortress Australia Thank you for Iggy Kim's writings on "Fortress Australia". It is a grim reminder of what inhumanities are committed daily to maintain our charming capitalist culture. A neighbour of mine is a lawyer working in the field of