Liberal amendments revive anti-abortion bill
Liberal amendments revive anti-abortion bill
By Amanda Lawrence
CANBERRA — Just as the campaign to defeat ACT independent MLA Paul Osborne's anti-abortion bill looked to be gaining ground, proposed
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One Nation gets a free ride in Newcastle
By Stephen O'Brien
NEWCASTLE — With 77% of the vote in the November 21 Newcastle by-election counted, the ALP has 27,244 votes, (47.7%), One Nation 9577 (16.77%), Greens 5481 (9.6%) and the Democrats
Victory for Werribee anti-dump campaign
By Susan Price
MELBOURNE The campaign against the Werribee toxic waste dump has won a major victory. CSR, the company that wanted to build the dump, has been forced to sell the land which was the proposed
A proposed gold mine at Timbarra plateau has been the subject of controversy for some months. Environmentalists complain that the method of gold extraction involves the use of highly destructive chemicals such as cyanide which, if released into the
By Peter Montague
The decline and disappearance of frog populations worldwide remains a mystery, despite efforts by hundreds of scientists to determine the causes. The other major problem facing frogs — massive deformities observed since 1995 in
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — The setting could have been Germany in the 1930s. Over a period of about a month, a well-known parliamentary deputy claimed that "Yids" were responsible for the country's economic problems; vowed before media reporters
By Jim McIlroy
On November 19, stop-work meetings of Centrelink staff around the country voted overwhelmingly to walk out in protest at plans to cut 5000 jobs. Centrelink is the federal government's major welfare service delivery agency. Members of
By Lynette Dumble
KUALA LUMPUR — On the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum here, two courageous women, feminist activist Irene Fernandez and eye surgeon Wan Azizah Ismail, occupied centre stage at the Asia Pacific People's
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B.J. Habibie: It is unfortunately true that today in Indonesia the people have forfeited the confidence of the government. The recent spate of street heat during the meeting of the Consultative Assembly has only served to distance
By Sean Healy
The first issue of Resistance inspired many Resistance members — new and old — to get out into the streets. In Melbourne, we sold more copies than we've sold all year — a record 260+. Other branches also had significant
NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet
By Justin Randell
PEARL BEACH — Activists from Jabiluka Action Groups across NSW met on November 21 to discuss the way forward for the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine. Around 20 activists attended,
By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat
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