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A woman's place is in the struggle: Footy fans tackle 'culture of silence'

"[T]here seemed to be so many of these sexual assault allegations being made, but nothing ever coming of it, just being swept under the carpet and... rugby league writers basically considering it was, 'Oh it happened outside the game', so we're not

BRAZIL: A year is a long time

Raul Bassi Because it is so directly dominated by US imperialism, it's in Latin America that the struggle against global neoliberalism has developed to the maximum. The dismal failure of neoliberal policies across the continent has left country

VENEZUELA: 130 detained in paramilitary plot

CARACAS — According to Venezuelan vice-president Jose Vicente Rangel, 130 individuals have been detained after a group of 70 Colombian paramilitary on May 9. Several dozen people have been presented before military judges, including 13 men captured

IRAQ: US, UN begin 'handover' charade

Doug Lorimer On June 30, the US-British Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) that currently rules Iraq will hand over governance of the country to a new US embassy headed by John Negroponte. This embassy will be staffed by 1200 US officials and

Save Tassie's forests!

Louise Morris Tasmania's forests are increasingly the focus of national and international attention, as the weight of public opinion grows in favour of protecting the remaining high conservation-value forests across the state. Tasmania is the

VENEZUELA: Landowners and paramilitaries terrorise farmers

Robyn Marshall, Caracas The peasants of the Venezuelan countryside are being terrorised. Three peasant leaders were assassinated on April 23, in the state of Portuguesa. All of the leaders — Jose Rodriguez, Gabriel Paredes and Juan Baptista —