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Green Left Weekly issue #774, 12 November 2008
‘Cut carbon’ protest at Bayswater power station

BRIEF After walking in to Bayswater power station near Singleton, I was one of about 25 people who took part in a protest at one of Australia’s biggest CO2 emitters on November 1. » Farmers occupy Qld premier’s office

BRIEF Twenty people from farming families on the Darling Downs travelled several hours to occupy Premier Anna Bligh’s office on October 31, demanding the state government introduce legislation to protect prime farmland from mining. » John Valve workers stand strong

BRIEF Despite no pay since their October 15 stand-down, 130 workers at the John Valves foundry in Ballarat remain resolute about getting their jobs back. » Dodson uses peace prize speech to slam NT intervention

Pat Dodson, a Yawuru man from Broome, Western Australia, used his Sydney Peace Prize acceptance speech on November 5 to slam the Northern Territory intervention. He described it as a “crude, racist and poorly considered policy”. » National outcry at Wotton’s sentence

On November 7, rallies in support of Lex Wotton took place around the country as Wotton was sentenced in Townsville to six years’ prison for “riot with destruction”. » No `VSU-lite', say students

The Rudd government, elected to office promising to repeal the Howard government’s unpopular student unionism (VSU) legislation, is planning to introduce a voluntary $250 “student levy” in early 2009. » Sydney Council targets posters

Activists have planned a civil disobedience action in response to anti-democratic moves by the City of Sydney to crack down on bill posters. From November 10, putting up posters on street poles could result in fines ranging from $320 to $1500 per poster. » TAFE to be privatised?

The Rudd government is proposing to make funding for vocational training “contestable”, the Sydney Morning Herald revealed on October 29. The proposal, effectively a privatisation of TAFE colleges, was drafted by state and federal bureaucrats and will be discussed at the November 17 Counci... » US anti-war vote welcomed

The Sydney Stop the War Coalition has described the US people’s rejection of President George Bush’s war policies and the election of Barack Obama as “historic”. »


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