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Green Left Weekly issue #796, 27 May 2009
Ceremony marks anniversary of Cuban hero’s death

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY — A May 19 ceremony at Ibero-American Square marked the 114th anniversary of the death of Cuban national hero Jose Marti. » Protest for our climate future

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE — Locals into Victoria’s Environment organised a 5000-strong protest against the federal government’s climate change policies on May 17. » Ranger expansion threatens Kakadu

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has criticised the fast-tracking of approval for a 3km tunnel under the Ranger uranium mine operated by Energy Resources of Australia. » Tamil activist speaks on Sydney clashes

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY — Mohan Rajan, a young Tamil activist, told Green Left Weekly he was concerned that two violent incidents between the Tamil and Sinhalese communities in Sydney on May 18 “overshadowed the human catastrophe” in Sri Lanka. » Western Sahara independence struggle commemorated

BRIEF SYDNEY — On May 15, the Australia Western Sahara Association (AWSA) organised an event at Leichhardt Town Hall to mark the beginning of the struggle for independence in Western Sahara 36 years ago. » ABCC targets second unionist

AUSTRALIA A Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) member in South Australia has become the second worker to face charges for refusing to speak to the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). » Carbon budget blowout

AUSTRALIA Two protesters abseiled from the front of parliament house on May 13 in a dramatic protest against the federal government’s policies on climate change. » Eyewitness report of Venezuela’s revolution

AUSTRALIA Socialist Alliance member and Latin American solidarity activist Jim McIlroy addressed a forum organised by the Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network (AVSN) at the Brisbane Activist Centre on May 21. McIlroy and solidarity activist Coral Wynter had recently returned to Australia after six months vi... » International Day Against Homophobia marked

AUSTRALIA Close to 100 people attended a May 17 Community Action Against Homophobia (CAAH)-organised International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) rally in Newtown to commemorate the day the World Health Organisation took homosexuality off its list of mental disorders. » Newcastle Uni cleaners protest against cuts

AUSTRALIA On May 21 University of Newcastle cleaners staged a protest at the twin entrances to the campus. They demanded that big budget cuts be reversed and the prior cleaning regime and working hours be restored. » NTEU members take strike action

AUSTRALIA Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) from five Victorian universities took strike action on May 21. » Queensland teachers strike for fair pay

AUSTRALIA Chants of “Hardest working, lowest paid: Bligh and Wilson, be ashamed!” rang out from 4000 teachers at the gates of state parliament on May 19. » Rail unions oppose station cuts

AUSTRALIA The NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has criticised RailCorp plans to decimate station staff numbers. »


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