GLW issue 537, published 2003-05-14.

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A woman's place is in the struggle: Women fight for reproductive rights in the Philippines

Women in the Philippines have launched a major campaign for reproductive rights in response to recent offensives against access to contraception and abortion. These offensives were triggered by the United States reintroducing the "global gag" rule

Greens criticise Labor on conscience vote

BY DOUG LORIMER SYDNEY — On May 8, NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon criticised NSW Labor Premier Bob Carr for his insistence that the state's parliamentarians vote on age of consent laws according to their personal views, rather than their party's

Norman Taylor hangs up his skipping rope

BY VIC POTTICARY ADELAIDE — Ninety-one years is not a bad lifespan and few people would have packed as much activity into it as did Norman Augustus Taylor, who passed away on April 17. Born in North London in 1912, Norm was educated in "the

Don't let the bastards grind you down

BY KEVIN SUMMERS Military triumphalism is all about: in letters to the editors, opinion pieces, commentaries and indeed in the smug countenances of numerous politicians. "The war is won", they proclaim. "Saddam is gone and the anti-war protesters
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