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Green Left Weekly issue #762, 13 August 2008
Breaking Queensland’s coal addiction

“Queensland is the biggest coal producing state in the biggest coal producing country in the world”, John MacKenzie of Friends of the Earth told an August 6 Socialist Alliance forum. » Climate justice seminar calls for action

With the impact of global warming already being felt, it can be hard to feel positive about the future. However, an August 2 “climate justice” seminar at Melbourne University provided some positive directions for the 140 people who attended. » Fight for same-sex rights continues

The fourth annual Equal Love rally and exchange of “Midwinta” vows was held in Melbourne on August 3. » Keep Australia nuclear free!

“If only 0.3% of the world’s current nuclear armaments were used, it would create a nuclear winter, and the end of humanity on this planet”, Dr Marianne Hanson, senior lecturer in international relations at the University of Queensland, told the Brisbane Hiroshima Day rally on August ... » Latin American Film Festival aims to inspire

From indigenous rights to liberation theology, Brisbane’s third Latin American Film Festival will showcase inspiring films. » Palestinian refugee deported to death

Palestinian refugee Akram al Masri, 31, who was deported from Australia in 2002, has been shot dead in his homeland less than six months after Australian authorities allegedly refused him a visitor’s visa. » Pope, sexuality and human rights

Fifty people took part in a discussion around the topic “Sex, sexuality and the church” hosted by the Socialist Alliance on August 6. » Protesters call on PM to abolish ABCC

“Abolish the ABCC! Support rights of building workers!” was the message on protesters’ placards outside PM Kevin Rudd’s electorate office in Morningside on August 8. » SA teachers stop work over pay and funding

South Australian teachers undertook four days of rolling stoppages and community rallies across the state from August 4-7 in an attempt to force the state government to re-negotiate its pay and funding arrangement for public schools and TAFEs. Eighty-three per cent of teachers voted in favour of the... »


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