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Venezuela responds to Trump's new threats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has responded to the latest threats to Venezuela's sovereignty from US President Donald Trump, in which the US leader promised "swift and strong actions" if Venezuela decides to proceed with the July 30 elections for a National Constituent Assembly.

Maduro called Trump's threats "vulgar", TeleSUR English reported. He said: "The process of the constituent assembly is already in the hands of the people who will exercise their right to vote. This is my response, the constituent assembly does not belong to me.

Public transport options ignored in NSW

By Peta Bembrick and Rosemary Evans SYDNEY — Why, in a city with unacceptable pollution problems, are we pumping still more pollutants into the air through an inefficient and irresponsible transport system? In Sydney 90% of commuters travel by

Greenpeace delays missile tests

Greenpeace delays missile tests At the third attempt, the British Navy test fired a Trident nuclear missile for the first time from a submarine off the Florida coast on May 26. Two earlier attempts by the submarine, HMS Vanguard, to fire the

Crimes of the state

Accidental Death of an Anarchist By Dario Fo Director: Robyn Archer Cast includes: Mick Molloy, Stephen Rae and Vince Sorrenti Footbridge Theatre, Sydney, until June 19 Reviewed by Arun Pradhan The twisted perspective of the comic book

Slash and burn tactics hit SA public service

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — 7000 public sector workers, including teachers and nurses, mobilised on May 24 in opposition to massive job cuts proposed in the SA government's audit commission report on state finances. The establishment media,

His master's voice

His master's voice "Caved in to employer pressure" and "Brereton's backflip" were the typical responses of the establishment media to the announcement that industrial relations minister Laurie Brereton would modify the unfair dismissals

On the box

Masterpiece: From Shore to Shore — This documentary examines both the continuity and the changes that have affected Irish traditional music since the turn of the century. By showing the development of Irish culture in New York, it illustrates what

A liberal all at sea

The Culture of Complaint By Robert Hughes Oxford University Press, 1993 Reviewed by Bill Doyle Robert Hughes is probably best known in this country as the author of the excellent The Fatal Shore, or perhaps as the cheeky, slightly lairish

A grim picture in NSW prisons

By Jill Hickson SYDNEY — "Clearly, with the expansion of all forms of punishment in NSW, what we are seeing is not a crime wave but a punishment wave", states a review of prisons in NSW by the Inter-Church Committee on Prison Reform. The

Where to now for COSATU?

ZOLILE MTSHELWANE interviews SAM SHILOWA and ZWELINZIMA VAVI, Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary and assistant general secretary, about the main issues to be discussed at the 5th national congress of COSATU in September. This

Kumarangk Coalition fights bridge construction

Kumarangk Coalition fights bridge construction By Stephen Baker ADELAIDE — The decision to construct a bridge from the mainland to a small island near the mouth of the Murray River has been strongly opposed by local residents, Aboriginal

Urban nig.htmares

There are more than 20 cities worldwide with a population of more than 10 million. Seventy per cent of the "mega-cities" are in the Third World, but some cities in the advanced capitalist countries are undergoing their own process of