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UNITED STATES: South Dakota's all-out abortion ban

Elizabeth Schulte, Chicago In the most sweeping anti-abortion measure in 10 years, South Dakota state senators voted on February 22 for a bill that will ban virtually all abortions. Under the bill — which states that human "life begins at the

RUSSIA: Mayor bans gay pride march

The US-based Human Rights Watch has condemned a plan by the mayor of Moscow to ban the city's first ever gay pride march. Organisers have been anticipating 5000 participants for the May 27 parade. A spokesperson for the mayor told reporters on

VIETNAM: Communist youth website launched

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has launched a new website in the lead-up to its 75th anniversary on March 26. The site will include information on the activities of the youth union, the Vietnam Union of Youth Associations and the Ho Chi

Nuke industry seminar picketed

DARWIN — A small group gathered outside the SkyCity Casino on February 28 to protest against a planned nuclear waste dump and the expansion of uranium mining, which were being discussed at an industry seminar inside. The protesters highlighted

Palm Island cop's violent history

Paul Benedek, Brisbane "Mulrunji was arrested on November 19, 2004, [for drunkenness] and 75 minutes later he was dead in his cell", Murri leader Sam Watson told a meeting here on March 1. "This fit man had four broken ribs and his liver was split

NUS abandons anti-VSU campaign

Jess Moore, Wollongong The National Union of Students (NUS) has abandoned the campaign against the Howard government's "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation. This is despite last December's NUS national conference voting to continue with

Rallies to oppose Gunns pulp mill

Peetee Lloyd, Hobart On March 1, 300 people opposed to the proposed Tamar pulp mill gathered at Hobart's Town Hall to hear about the effects of the proposal on our environment. Vica Bayley from the Wilderness Society, who hosted the forum, gave a

Our Common Cause: Beat Abbott back

Health minister Tony Abbott thinks women are having too many abortions. On February 16 he said, "Every abortion is a tragedy and up to 100,000 abortions a year is this generation's legacy of unutterable shame". The morning after parliament removed

Health minister Tony Abbott thinks women are having too many abortions. On February 16 he said, "Every abortion is a tragedy and up to 100,000 abortions a year is this generation's legacy of unutterable shame".

Young workers' conference planned

Sue Bull, Geelong A young workers' network is being set up to organise a conference here on June 17. The February 22 meeting of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) voted to endorse and support the proposal. Conference organiser and Resistance

Sue Bull, Geelong

A young workers' network is being set up to organise a conference here on June 17. The February 22 meeting of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) voted to endorse and support the proposal.