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Green Left Weekly issue #799, 24 June 2009
Australia’s greenhouse mafia — a new dirty dozen

AUSTRALIA Environmental author and commentator Clive Hamilton first compiled a list of Australia’s top greenhouse mafia dons in 2006. » Calls made to not forget the Tamils

AUSTRALIA A seminar at NSW Parliament House on June 16 discussed the current dire situation for Tamils in Sri Lanka and the need for the Rudd Labor government to step up and help protect human rights there. » CPRS politics — cynicism in the face of disaster

AUSTRALIA Climate activists in Newcastle, already the world’s biggest coal port, have been campaigning to stop a planned upgrade. The upgrade will double the port’s coal export capacity and worsen climate change, they say. » DET burning out TAFE teachers

AUSTRALIA One hundred New South Wales TAFE teachers packed the hall outside Wollongong Labor MP Noreen Hay’s office on June 17 to reject new plans from the Department of Education and Training (DET) to change TAFE teachers conditions. » G20 trials — a call for solidarity

AUSTRALIA Below is a statement from the Sydney G20 Solidarity Collective. » Green belt: sacrificed to real estate?

The Victorian government released plans on June 17 to expand Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary for new housing developments. This overturns previous commitments in its “Melbourne 2030" strategy for limited urban sprawl. » Protest against Vic roads minister

Residents group Friends of Banyule staged a protest on June 20 outside a meeting with state roads minister Tim Pallas. The meeting was an information session about the proposed freeway link between the Eastern Freeway and the Western Ring Road. » Rallies demand justice for Mr Ward

In the wake of the inquest into the shocking death in custody of Aboriginal elder Mr Ward, more than 1000 people rallied in Perth in rainy weather on June 20. Ward was roasted in a prison van on a four-hour journey on a 42ºC day. » Vic paramedics take action

Victorian paramedics began industrial action on June 19, after enterprise bargaining negotiations with the state government broke down following a year of discussions. A ballot returned 94% support for industrial action. »


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