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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

Women's struggle in East Timor: an eyewitness report

By Jill Hickson DILI - In June, three 10 year-old boys found a grenade in their playground in Dili, the capital of East Timor. They pulled the pin and it exploded. Two of the boys were blow to pieces. The third was rushed to the church clinic in

Colombia features in Comrades Bar

Colombia features in Comrades Bar By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — The second Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly Politics in the Pub at the Electrical Trades Union's Comrades Bar on June 30 focused on Colombia. It discussed whether Latin America's next

Fighting racism: a lesson from 1934

Fighting racism: a lesson from 1934 By Iggy Kim "We said, well, rather than strike against the foreign-born workers, let's strike for something worthwhile! So we took a stand: £1 a shift and a 40-hour week." This is how the late Bronc

And ain't I a woman: 'Family friendliness

'Family friendliness The Work and Family Unit in the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business released a report in June called “Work and Family — State of Play 1998”. The report examines “the extent of progress and

Solidarity or a sliding scale of oppression?

Solidarity or a sliding scale of oppression? By Bronwyn Jennings The way forward for women's liberation — or even if there is a need to keep fighting for collective liberation — continues to be debated within feminism. In recent years, there

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

Helen Todd's battle for justice

Helen Todd's battle for justice Punitive DamageDirected by Annie GoldsonSydney Film Festival Review by Michael Goldstein Punitive Damage, recently shown at the Sydney Film Festival, is an inspiring and most moving testimony to the courage and

Students and Sustainability to meet in Sydney's west

Students and Sustainability to meet in Sydney's west By Bronwyn Powell SYDNEY — Students and Sustainability, the annual national student environment conference, will kick off at the University of Western Sydney's Hawkesbury campus on July 12.

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

Stop press: PRD offices attacked

Stop press: PRD offices attacked At 11.20pm on July 3, the office of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) in Yogyakarta, Central Java, was attacked by an unidentified group of men carrying machetes and swords. One carried a Molotov cocktail. The

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!