By John Meehan
DUBLIN — On July 15, the British government triggered a gadget (the D'Hondt mechanism) for electing a devolved Stormont government in Belfast — and the Irish "peace process" sank into farce that would not have not been out of
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By Lynda Hansen
BRISBANE — Brisbane's Committee in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean (CISLAC) will celebrate 20 years of solidarity with the Latin American people's struggle for justice on Saturday, July 24, with a big Latin Dance
Rent striker evicted
By Russel Norman
AUCKLAND — Police have evicted rent striker Len Parker from his house in Auckland. Parker had been barricaded in for 45 days after refusing to pay more than 25% of his income in rent. He was supported by
By Leslie Williams
Abortion access in the ACT is again under threat. Anti-abortion Legislative Assembly members have started a political row over information to be provided to women seeking terminations. A new abortion law — which began as a
Sarah, Melbourne
Question: Why did you decide to join Resistance?
I joined Resistance because it campaigned around a range of issues I am interested in. It explained the nature of these issues, how they relate to the entire system and the need
Deary me. What with our majestical PM overseas doing his every bit for the land of Oz and business as usual this side of John Laws latest opinion (copyrighted) on whatever you care to mention, we who have survived thus far can sit awhile, take our
South Africa's railways to shed 27,000 jobs
By Norm Dixon
Spoornet, South Africa's state-owned railways corporation, announced on July 8 that 27,000 workers' jobs would be eliminated over the next three years. Shocked trade unions, which
World Heritage Committee caves in on Kakadu
By Jim Green
At a July 12 meeting in Paris, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee (WHC) voted not to put Kakadu National Park on the "world heritage in danger" list despite the impact on natural and
Construction workers rally against workplace deaths
By Michael Bull
MELBOURNE — Seven work-related deaths on construction sites within three weeks sparked a 7000-strong workers' rally in the city centre on July 14. The rally, which began at
Solidarity with Cuba
SYDNEY — A very successful concert on July 8, organised by the Construction,
Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's Peter Davey and Kelly Livingstone,
raised money for APHEDA's Cuban Children's Fund. The high energy
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