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Coal seam gas

Mining bosses in a spin over growing opposition

On the same day that 8000 farmers, environmentalists, the Country Women’s Association and others took part in Australia's biggest rally against coal seam gas (CSG) mining, the NSW mining industry launched a website to “dispel myths” about the industry.

Women's rights

South Australia: New attack on abortion rights

In South Australia, where abortion is still legally considered a crime under the Criminal Act, women's tenuous and limited access to abortions is under attack from a bill introduced by Family First MP Robert Brokenshire.

Gas dispute

PNG gas project fuels discontent

The presence of police and soldiers at construction sites for the PNG LNG ― majority owned by Exxon Mobil ― has raised fears have been raised that conflict over the project could provoke violence like that of Bougainville in the 1990s.

Green Left TV

GREENLEFT TV: Police attack Sydney Uni rally against staff cuts

Graphic footage of police and riot squad attacking students protesting staff cuts at Sydney University. The growing campaign has forced the uni vice chancellor to reduce the sackings, but the campaign is continuing to kill the cuts completely.

This week's Socialist Alliance 'Our Common Cause' column

Socialist Alliance releases 'Towards a Socialist Australia' draft for debate

Towards a Socialist Australia was adopted as a draft by Socialist Alliance national conference in January. Socialist Alliance also voted to consult with members, supporters and allies in the social movements over the coming months to improve this draft.

THIS WEEK'S COLUMN BY RESISTANCE!, SOCIALIST YOUTH ORGANISATION

Police attack USyd anti-cuts protest

The University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence and the university Senate further displayed their “democratic” views on May 7 by sending riot police to break up protests by more than 500 students and staff.

Australian News

Obama backs marriage equality, Gillard lags behind

Cat Rose, Community Action Against Homophobia co-convener, said: "If Obama can see the light, why can't Gillard? It's a bit embarrassing to have Australia fall behind America yet again on the issue."

ANU programs, staff to face the music

After protests against across-the-board staff cuts at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, a new major "restructuring" has been proposed for the School of Music.

Further Australian News

International News

Palestine: Mass hunger strike defies Israel, prisoners being left to die

Six Palestinians on hunger strike against their illegal long-term detention without trial in Israeli jails were close to death on May 8, the International Committee of the Red Cross said that day. Two of the six, Tha’er Halahleh, 33, and Bilal Diab, 27, had, by May 12, been on hunger strike for 75 days.

Thailand: Death of man jailed for insulting king reveals brutal system

The death in prison of poor odd-job man Aa-Kong (also known as Ah Kong) is yet another indication of the barbarity of the lese majeste (insulting the monarch) law, the injustice of the Thai legal system and the brutality of the Thai ruling class.

Further International News

Comment and Analysis

Workers & poor the real victims of the budget

Is there a surplus or is there not? Does delivering a $1.5 billion surplus in 2012-13 make Wayne Swan a “good economic manager”? Are you a winner and grinner or a loser soon to be driven to the boozer? Blah, blah, blah. Enough, enough already with the budget spins and counterspins.

Democratic unions can fight corruption

Fair Work Australia’s findings into the Health Services Union (HSU) have revealed serious breaches of the union’s rules, as well as federal regulations governing registered organisations.

Further Comment and Analysis

Cultural Dissent

Beastie Boys Adam Yauch — maker of music that broke the rules

After Yauch's death from cancer at the age of 47 on May 4, a staggering number of artists — Black and white, from across the musical spectrum — paid tribute to the profound way Yauch and the Beastie Boys helped expand music's boundaries.

The celebrity money-spinning machine detailed

Celebrity is just like printing your own money, says Jo Piazza in Celebrity Inc. Two rich, spoilt, talentless celebrity brats ― Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian ― are experts at the fame game.

Further Cultural Dissent

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