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Resistance grows to Afghanistan's 'merchants of death'

MOHAMMED ISSA is president of the Afghan Watan Party (AWP), which ruled Afghanistan for four years after Soviet troops withdrew in 1988. Issa was interviewed by Dr AMJAD AYUB for the Pakistan weekly Struggle. Question: What is the situation in

WA abortion access one year on

WA abortion access one year on By Sarah Stephen PERTH — On May 26 one year ago, the Criminal Code Amendment (Abortion) Act took effect in Western Australia. It ended six months of campaigning by the abortion rights movement to change WA laws

Greens back Labor deal on forests

Comment by Marcel Cameron PERTH — Now that the regional forest agreement (RFA) has been signed, the Western Australian Forest Alliance (WAFA) and the Greens (WA) have launched a campaign to convince people to vote against Liberal candidates in

Chisholm TAFE's union busting

Chisholm TAFE's union busting By Vannessa Hearman MELBOURNE — Chisholm TAFE Institute student union leaders are accusing TAFE management of trying to destroy the student union. At the Frankston campus, student representatives have been served

Unravelling

Unravelling The Matrix By Zanny Begg Rushed out to beat the release of the new Star Wars movie, The Matrix was this season's surprise winner. This latest film by the Wachowski brothers (their earlier effort was the sexy thriller Bound) is

Inside Port Hedland refugee prison

By Iggy Kim Imagine yourself on the "other" side for a moment; or perhaps you've been there. You're an Iraqi with children who are starving because of the US sanctions. Or a South Korean welder thrown out of work by the IMF's de-development of your

Victoria's uncensored voice

By Susan Price   MELBOURNE — Community radio 3CR is Victoria's truly uncensored voice. Programs at 3CR give a public voice to progressive organisations and communities which are excluded or marginalised by the establishment

Thousands demand job security

By Chris Spindler MELBOURNE — On June 3, more than 8000 workers marched to Parliament House to call on the Liberal state government to improve job security in the manufacturing industry. The rally, endorsed by the Victorian Trades Hall Council

The money or the box!

The money or the box! SYDNEY — University of NSW students and staff, incensed at the vice-chancellor's decision to spend nearly $500,000 on a corporate box at the Olympic Games at the same time as crying poor, protested outside the

East Timor's best chances for freedom

East Timor's best chances for freedom Almost every day, more evidence emerges of the Indonesian regime's support and coordination of the pro-integration terror gangs in East Timor. These "militias" are carrying out a terror campaign against the

The illusion of green capitalism

By Jim Green In January, Don Henry, executive director of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), said, "Business must ensure it is at the cutting edge of the move to a clean, green economy to ensure Australia gets its share of the future

Environmentalists slam GST package

Environmentalists slam GST package By Jim Green Environmental groups are outraged by the government and Australian Democrats' goods and services tax (GST) package. A May 30 joint statement of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Friends