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Green Left Weekly issue #765, 3 September 2008
Write on: Letters to the editor

LETTERS, AUSTRALIA Gillard announces VSU lite

RESISTANCE!, AUSTRALIA On August 21, deputy PM Julia Gillard announced that the federal government would change how student services at universities are funded. However, there appears to be no intention to abolish the Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) laws introduced by the former Howard government. » Student suspended for Free Tibet protest

RESISTANCE!, AUSTRALIA Students from Melbourne’s Collingwood College protested on August 21 in defence of a student who was threatened with suspension for wearing a "Free Tibet" T-shirt. » UWS students campaign for better education

RESISTANCE!, AUSTRALIA The University of Western Sydney Student Association (UWSSA) has launched a new campaign for better quality education, with speak-outs, information stalls and open forums that are drawing many students into action. » A plan for water sustainability

OUR COMMON CAUSE, AUSTRALIA The current levels of water use are completely unsustainable in Australia. Excessive water use, especially by heavy industry and water-intensive agribusiness, is causing irreparable damage to our fragile ecosystems and creating chronic water shortages. » Stop the thieves from selling our power!

An arrogant ALP state government, with only the approval of cabinet, announced on August 28 it would start selling off NSW energy retailers as well as public land to energy corporations for future power stations. » Business threatens capital flight

AUSTRALIA The Business Council of Australia (BCA) — representative of the 100 largest companies in Australia — has threatened that its members will be “forced” to relocate offshore if the federal government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) is implemented. » Climate action: ‘As fast as humanly possible’

AUSTRALIA David Spratt co-wrote Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action with Philip Sutton. The book has been recently published and a review can be read in GLW #764. Spratt spoke to Green Left Weekly’s Ben Courtice about the need to move beyond “business as usual” immediately if we’re to aver... » The gentrification of national parks?

AUSTRALIA Are our national parks in need of a facelift to attract the tourist dollar? Should our wild places be better at catering for those wanting some luxury and pampering? » WA Labor on the nose

AUSTRALIA On August 7, the Western Australian ALP government called an early election for September 6. » Communities demand action on dying Murray

AUSTRALIA Among the crowd of some 2000 protesters in front of South Australia’s Parliament House on August 1, eco-activists in jeans and windcheaters mingled with people in Akubra hats and Driza-Bone jackets. Mentions of Labor Party Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, federal water minister Penny Wong and South Aust... » Abortion is women’s business

AUSTRALIA On September 9, the Victorian parliament will start debating the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008. The bill will make abortions up to 24 weeks of gestation lawful. » Greens WA candidate rejects ‘growth at all costs’

AUSTRALIA Toni Warden, the Greens WA candidate for Kalamunda in the September 6 Western Australian elections, is a founding member of the Stop the Eastern Terminal Substation Action Group (SETS) and a member of the Hills Climate Action Group. She told Green Left Weekly that the main issues in the election are... » Socialist to contest WA elections

AUSTRALIA Julie Gray, a laboratory worker in the health sector and an active trade unionist, is contesting the North Metropolitan Legislative Council seat for the Socialist Alliance in the Western Australian elections on September 6. »


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