GLW issue 780, published 2009-01-28.

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Germany: SPD stumbles

Germany began a "super election year" on January 18 when the west German state of Hesse went to the polls for the second time in twelve months.

Review confirms Wollongong council cover-up

An independent review into the notorious Vellar mansions in Wollongong has confirmed what residents have known for some time: construction of the buildings was illegal and a deliberate cover up took place.

Our Common Cause: Climate change — the danger is now

The fate of advanced human civilisation — and perhaps of our species itself — hangs in the balance. Fuelled by human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, global warming is advancing at a pace inconceivable to scientists just a few years ago.