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Online human rights forum

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA The National Human Rights Consultation Committee now has an online discussion forum where your views can be considered in its community consultation process. » Pac Brands sneaks out machines

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE— On May 29, union and community activists protested against Pacific Brands’ attempt to move machinery out of Australia. The protest was held at Swanston Dock. Pacific Brands, which makes government uniforms, said in February it would sack 1850 workers and move clothing production... » Protect Upper Clarence waterways!

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA On May 29, the local council tried to move-on protesters in Coffs Harbour fighting to protect Upper Clarence waterways and forest wildlife from unsustainable logging by Forests NSW. » Push to cut Newcastle train line

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA NEWCASTLE — The NSW ALP and property developers are yet again pushing to cut the Newcastle train line, this time proposing rail services end at Wickham and be replaced by buses. » UQ staff step up campaign

BRIEF, AUSTRALIA BRISBANE— Unions at the University of Queensland (UQ) held a rally and barbeque on St Lucia campus on May 27 as part of their campaign for a new collective agreement. » Activists blockade minerals council conference

AUSTRALIA Canberra residents picketed the Minerals Council of Australia’s National Conference on May 28. The protest, organised by Climate Action Canberra, condemned the Rudd government’s free permits to Australia’s biggest polluters, worth $16 billion. » Brumby breaks forest promise

AUSTRALIA Flawed Promises, a report released on May 25, found that the Victoria’s state government was protecting paddocks and previously logged areas instead of 500-year-old forests. » Greens: CPRS fails to protect the climate

AUSTRALIA As the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) appears less and less likely to get through the Senate , the Australian Greens say now it is time for real action on jobs creation and climate change. » Habib wins case against NSW police

AUSTRALIA Mamdouh Habib, illegally detained in Guantanamo Bay and then cleared of all terror charges has, since returning to Australia in 2005, faced systematic harassment from security agencies and the NSW Police. » Media spin and war reporting

AUSTRALIA More than 120 people packed into a seminar “Media complicity: reporting Gaza and Sri Lanka 2009” on May 27 at the University of Technology. » Toxic dump picketed at Tullamarine

AUSTRALIA Local residents held a rally on May 23 to stop trucks entering the Tullamarine toxic dump site in Melbourne’s west. Two days later they picketed to again stop trucks from entering the landfill site. » War in Afghanistan: what solutions?

AUSTRALIA Abdul Hekmat, a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, doesn’t believe that the US-NATO invasion and occupation of his country amounts to a “good” war, and is troubled by the prospect of the Taliban seizing more power. »

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