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Green Left Weekly issue #757, 9 July 2008
Letters to the editor

LETTERS Resistance's vision for the future

RESISTANCE! This article is based on a talk given by Naomi Rodgers-Falk to the closing session of the Resistance National Conference, held at the University of Technology, Sydney, on June 27 to 29. » Our Common Cause: Abortion is a woman’s right

OUR COMMON CAUSE Each year 80,000 abortions are performed in Australia, with one in three women having a termination at some stage in their lives. » Labor to force Aborigines off their land

On June 21, Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin announced that her government would begin to end funding for infrastructure to remote Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal communities that she deemed were “economically unviable”. This is the Rudd Labor government’s first major atta... » Climate change and the Troll Rupert

In Scandinavian folklore, a troll is a bogeyman. In the jargon of the Internet, it is someone who posts false and provocative information. » Garnaut and the science of climate change

Professor Ross Garnaut’s draft review of climate change policy options for the Australian government was released on July 4, with climate change minister Penny Wong due to release a green paper canvassing policy options on July 16. Garnaut’s report looks at the “costs” and “benefits” of ... » Defend Noel Washington! No to ABCC bullying!

The following statement has been issued by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. » One solar-powered bus is not enough

Adelaide City Council’s zero-emissions solar electric bus, Tindo, which is the Kaurna Aboriginal word for sun, is a great example of what sustainable public transport looks like. » Pope visit: 'Have an enjoyable experience'

According to the official website for World Youth Day (WYD), Sydney will “look different” from APEC. Really? With 600-plus areas now officially “declared areas”, not to mention proscribed airspace throughout July, and officials with the right to decide who is annoying and who isn... » The Piper Alpha disaster: lessons for today

The June 3 Apache Energy gas facility explosion on Veranus Island, 100 kilometres west of the port of Dampier in WA, is the latest in a long history of social irresponsibility in the global oil and gas industry. »


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