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Abortion in the US: still under threat

Twenty years ago, on January 22, 1973, supporters of women's reproductive rights in the United States rejoiced at the surprise Supreme Court decision to legalise abortion. Yet abortion in the US today is anything but a guaranteed right. Claudette

WA voters dump Labor Inc government

By Stephen Robson PERTH — The government of Carmen Lawrence was dumped on February 6, bringing to an end 10 years of Labor in Western Australia. It was a decade marked by shonky business deals with the big end of town and of corruption.

Haitian refugees still held at US base

Haitian refugees still held at US base Attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City are still concerned about 271 Haitian refugees imprisoned in the US military base at Guantánamo in Cuba. All have credible

South Australia debates death penalty

South Australia debates death penalty By Arun Pradhan ADELAIDE — Reintroduction of the death penalty in South Australia is supported by at least 14 opposition members of parliament. Liberal backbencher Dorothy Kotz plans to use a

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Wills overturn Last year the High Court decided to remove Phil Cleary from his parliamentary seat, because at the time he nominated for election he was a government employee, though on leave without pay. It is outrageous that the decision