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Ali Abunimah: Trump playing with fire in Jerusalem

Donald Trump’s announcement that his adminstration would recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital will end decades of US policy that such recognition could come only after the status of the city is settled in negotiations.

Last month, US lawmakers  to promote recognising Jerusalem and moving the embassy that only heard from members of the Israel lobby, and completely excluded Palestinians.

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ADELAIDE — The Ambulance Employees Association is considering placing bans on paperwork, which would result in free ambulance services to patients. This stems from changes to ambulance workers' rosters aimed at cutting overtime and wages.

Aborigines win deal over national park

Aborigines win deal over national park By Bill Mason Aborigines occupying the Lawn Hill National Park in northern Queensland began leaving their camp on October 28, after winning concessions from state environment minister Molly

Russian beasts

By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — In Russian cities these days, the number of animals is increasing steadily. But to put this down to an improvement in the state of the environment would be risky, to say the least. The animal life in Russian

Loose cannons

Ambitious "Honest, there really isn't much wrong with our party that winning a federal election wouldn't fix." — Liberal MP Tony Abbott. Career path "Unless and until women become more active in the factions, change is not

Philippines villagers fight Mitsubishi

Philippines villagers fight Mitsubishi Residents of Masinloc on the Philippines island of Luzon are fighting a gigantic power plant that could force them off their land, cut thousands of century-old mango trees, pollute rivers and endanger

Population control or empowerment of women?

By Lynette J. Dumble The overwhelming majority of print and electronic media conveyed a message of consensus from last month's International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. Similar messages appeared even within

Short international news

Korean socialists arrested The Committee to Defend South Korean Socialists is asking trade unionists, women's organisations, academics, MPs, journalists and members of progressive organisations to support the defence 36 members of the

A chorus line of crooks

The Bold Riders: Behind Australia's Corporate Collapses By Trevor Sykes Allen and Unwin, 1994. 651 pp., $45 (hb) Reviewed by Frank Noakes "They [the corporate raiders] used tiny equity holdings as the basis for huge empires

Hope for Whian Whian State Forest

Hope for Whian Whian State Forest By Zanny Begg Logging in compartment 65, part of the Whian Whian State Forest, may halt after evidence has been produced that logging is damaging rainforest areas Garrick Martin from the

Innovative theatre takes up East Timor

Innovative theatre takes up East Timor Quito By Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith Performed by the Song Company Presented by the Sydney Metropolitan Opera Directed by John Wregg Seven performances from

Information for migrant women factory workers

By Anthony Brown BRISBANE — In 1990 a group of women community workers here formed the Factory Information Project. The project grew out of concerns that many women from non-English speaking backgrounds were not accessing