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Afghan war: Unwinnable, unjust — end it now!

Britain’s most senior military commander in Afghanistan, Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, told the British media about the US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan that “We are not going to win this war”.

A guide to the Wall Street meltdown

Many people are understandably frustrated when they try to make sense of the world financial crisis based on what they read in mainstream newspapers.

Activist misses out on award

A Students Against the Pulp Mill organiser, Gabby Forward, was a finalist in the "Junior Hero" category of news.com.au's Green Awards. Announcing the winner on September 23, presenter Axle Whitehead described it as "the hardest category to

Abortion law: 'We won't go back to the backyards!'

The following article is based on a speech Resistance member Kimberly Yu gave to an October 4 rally in Melbourne.

Don't pay for a failed system

“Meltdown” is a word that one hears a lot on the news these days.

Protest against Afghanistan war

The seventh anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan was marked by a protest calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops, organised by the Stop the War Coalition (StWC) on October 7. More than 100 people participated. Featured speakers

Who's Australia's worst environment minister?

On September 15, Resistance kicked off our competition to determine who is Australia’s worst environment minister. Resistance members in Melbourne headed down to 50 Lonsdale Street to present Gavin Jennings, Victoria’s environment minister, with the illustrious award of Australia’s Worst Environment Minister.

The race to rescue the bankers

The next move, presumably, will be to nationalise the country’s gambling debts.

Labor MP joins Greens

The Queensland Greens now have their first MP in the state parliament, after Ronan Lee, ALP member for Indooroopilly, announced on October 5 that he was defecting to the Greens. Lee won his seat from the Liberal Party in the Labor landslide of

Devil in the detail for NSW public servants

Trade-offs agreed to by the NSW Public Service Association (PSA) are now coming to light, weeks after the union signed off on a 12% pay rise — 4% a year for three years — on September 17.

Sydney's transport crisis: build railways, not roads

There has been intense media speculation on the fate of New South Wales infrastructure plans following the “discovery” of a supposed $20 billion dollar “black hole” in the NSW budget, announced by departing treasurer Michael Costa on September 5.

Abortion reform passed in Victoria

After much debate, mounting pressure from the Catholic Church and attempted legislative amendments, the Victorian Abortion Law Reform Bill was passed unamended by the Victorian Upper House on October 10.