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As President Donald Trump聽delivered his聽in June 1 of withdrawing the United States from Paris climate agreement, environmental group 350.org laid out steps for an energised people's movement that could 鈥渞ise up like never before鈥 and stop the anti-science White House from destroying the planet.

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG 鈥 Scores of thousands of South Africans gathered at rallies, meetings, ceremonies and church services to pay tribute to Chris Hani, the murdered South African Communist Party and ANC leader, on April 10, the
Aid and family planning By Kath Gelber Should Australian overseas aid be linked to the promotion of family planning programs? According to Senator Brian Harradine, never. His anti-contraception, anti-abortion, anti-family planning, anti-sex
Observer describes Salvadoran election By Bill Mason BRISBANE 芒聙聰 Fraud on a massive scale disrupted the recent elections in El Salvador, Dr Coral Wynter, a member of an independent delegation of Australian observers, told a fundraising
By Emma Webb ADELAIDE 鈥 "Let's get angry about racism; let's also get angry about the public service cuts and unemployment that cause racism." These were the words of Frank Barbero of the Ethnic Communities Association, speaking to a
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG 鈥 The leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, has surely drained the last drop of patience from those here who wanted to believe he could be convinced to accept a peaceful settlement.
Brisbane censors safe sex poster By Susan Price BRISBANE 鈥 A poster designed to promote safe sex practices for lesbians was banned from a political posters exhibition here on April 15 by the Brisbane City Council because it "saw no reason
School staff work to rule By Stephen Robson PERTH 鈥 School support staff in Western Australia have begun a work-to-rule campaign to pressure the state government to increase the allocation for staff in the next budget. With the
A summit of New Guinea Islands premiers held in the West New Britain capital of Kimbe on April 7 to discuss greater autonomy from the Papua New Guinean government ended with no definite resolution on the question of secession. The meeting did decide
Back Catalogue 鈥 Deep Purple Family Connections 鈥 Since 1968, hard rock group Deep Purple has survived fame, fortune, internal feuds, deaths and changes of fashion. Various versions of the group are featured live in concert from the '70s and '80s
PSU Campaign established By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE 鈥 A new Public Sector Union rank and file group, PSU Campaign, was officially launched here on April 9. The group's charter is to work for a more democratic, open and involving union, for
More subtle these days "A quarter of a century ago the Australians who came here came in battle dress. They now come dressed for business." 鈥 Prime Minister Keating in Vietnam. Mystery "The resignations of cabinet members Graham Richardson