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Headlines from GLW #797, 3 June 2009:
Protect jobs and the environment
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 31 May 2009
AUSTRALIA: When Pivot Fertilizer announced its closure in May, it became the latest in a long, list of Geelong-based manufacturers to close their doors.
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Finishing what Howard started: major attack on land rights
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 31 May 2009
New policies announced by the federal ALP Aboriginal affairs minister, Jenny Macklin, turn back the clock on Aboriginal land rights more than 30 years.
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Venezuelans, Bolivians target Australian companies
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 30 May 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the nationalisation of six companies on May 21. “There will be no discussion”, he said.
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Coal-fired factories of death
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 31 May 2009
AUSTRALIA: Over a year ago I wrote to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown asking him to place a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants in Britain.
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Tamil solidarity: New sign-on statement
INTERNATIONAL NEWS, 30 May 2009
In a call for action to stop the humanitarian crisis facing hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians, a group of young Tamil Australians have initiated the statement below. Published at Fastuntoaction.wordpress.com, they are calling for as many people as possible to add their name.
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Australian agriculture — a carbon-neutral future?
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 31 May 2009
AUSTRALIA: With its belching cows and giant diesel-powered tractors, the farm sector is widely known to be an important contributor to Australia’s impact on climate change. Just how important, however, is not often recognised.
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National Climate Emergency Rallies - June 13
COMMENT & ANALYSIS, 31 May 2009
AUSTRALIA: If you have thought of taking action on climate change, now is the time. Drought, bush fires, floods and rising seas are already hitting hard. It's an emergency and we need emergency action.
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Green Left Weekly is taking a break
GENERAL, 5 June 2009
Green Left Weekly will be taking a one week break. This means the next issue will be dated June 17.
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