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Green Left Weekly issue #794, 10 May 2009
Anti-nuclear campaign gears up

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA PERTH — Demonstrators wore “nuclear warheads” while percussion band Junkadelik gave extra life to a spirited protest outside the Australian Uranium Summit on May 7. The 100-strong action was organised by the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of WA. » Big business to planet Earth: ‘drop dead’

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA Only 38% of FTSE 350 respondents factored in climate change risks on business practices and reported the risks to their investors, according to an April report from Acclimatise, an English risk management company specialising in climate change. » Federal Court defends torture

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA The Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group (CBPG) has condemned the Federal Court for dismissing Mamdouh Habib’s attempt to reclaim his passport. » Forest camp raided

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA Sixty police raided a blockade camp in Tasmania’s Florentine Valley on May 3. They removed road blockades so controversial logging of the area can begin. » Melbourne May Day toast

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA More than 50 people crowded into the Melbourne Resistance Centre to take part in a lively May Day toast hosted by the Socialist Alliance on May 3. » No troops to Afghanistan

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY — Anti-war protesters spoke out in the city on May 8 against the 450 extra soldiers being sent to Afghanistan as part of the Australian government’s commitment to the US-NATO war alliance. » Tamils boost May Day rally

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA An estimated 1000 people from unions and migrant communities marched through Melbourne on May 3 to mark May Day, the international day of workers. » Tamils join May Day

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY— Two thousand people rallied in Hyde Park on May 3 to mark May Day. The crowd included contingents from trade unions, left-wing organisations and progressive campaign groups. » Tas uni refuses to negotiate

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA The National Tertiary Education Union (Tasmania) sent its log of claims to the University of Tasmania’s management almost a year ago. Despite numerous meetings between the NTEU and management, little has been achieved. » Tax office protest rallies

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA Fifteen hundred Australian Taxation Office (ATO) workers protested outside their workplaces around the country on May 7. » Trade unionists climate action network formed

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY — A network of trade union activists concerned about climate change has formed in Sydney. » Fair fares now!

AUSTRALIA 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. » Fremantle by-election gets interesting

AUSTRALIA News that millionaire developer and Fremantle Labor candidate Peter Tagliaferri has been a member of the “500 club” — a Liberal party fundraising group — has mired the Labor campaign in controversy in the final weeks of campaigning for the May 16 Fremantle by-election. » Rail cutbacks looming

AUSTRALIA Cityrail management began a staff review process on April 29 for staff working on the Illawarra line. The breakneck speed of the process so far has raised concerns among Cityrail workers that this is just another exercise in cost-cutting that will run down the already stretched rail network. » Students for Palestine supports Tamils

AUSTRALIA The following motion was passed by Students for Palestine (University of Western Sydney) on May 6. » Tamil hunger strike shut down

AUSTRALIA Scuffles broke out in Parramatta mall on May 5 as police and Lord Mayor Tony Issa forcibly shut down a Tamil hunger strike protesting the Sri Lankan government’s genocide of the Tamil people. » Venezuela’s revolution discussed

AUSTRALIA On May 5, Nelson Davila, charge d’affairs for the Venezuelan embassy in Australia, travelled to Newcastle for a day of discussion about the history and progress of the Bolivarian revolution. »


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