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Workers to bear budget pain

The federal budget will be presented to parliament by Treasurer Wayne Swan on May 12. While Swan has been officially tight-lipped about its contents, he has already released significant details about the cuts to programs and government jobs the budget will hand down.

The criminality of the system

Corporate and White-Collar Crime
edited by John & Leonard Minkes
Sage
210 pages, $71.92(pb)

Rudd gambles with the planet

The Socialist Alliance condemns and totally rejects the Rudd governmentÂ’s modified proposal for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) announced on May 4.

ACF — 'You lack a credible position'

Melbourne-based climate activist Pablo Brait sent the letter below to the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) on May 5.

Climate groups condemn gov't

Within 24 hours of the Rudd governmentÂ’s announcement of new changes to the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, 66 climate action groups signed a statement condemning the decision.

Fair fares now!

On April 29, the steps of Victorian Parliament were filled with the stomping feet of angry protesters. They had marched through the city demanding public transport concession fares for international and postgraduate students.

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's $250,000 fighting fund: What are they so afraid of?

Famous Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez has been banned by the US State Department from attending folk singer Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday celebrations in New York.