As the November 2-6 international climate change talks in Barcelona ended in poorly-concealed acrimony and weary expressions of “official optimism”, a funny thing happened in mainstream Australian media.
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BRISBANE — Chants of “Queensland ports — not for sale! Queensland rail — not for sale” were accompanied by cars responding to “Honk against Bligh’s sell-off” signs, as protesters picketed state parliament on November 10.
“Welcome refugees”, “No Indonesian solution” and “Bring the Tamils to Australia”, were the main slogans for at a rally organised by the Refugee Action Coalition outside the immigration department on November 9. It followed a rally a week earlier.
SYDNEY — "Can I sign petition?", asked a woman walking past the small gathering outside the US consulate a 11am on November 11. "I was in the marines, joined at 15, but I don't agree with this war”, she said.
Well known author and environmentalist Clive Hamilton recently announced he will stand for the Australian Greens in the December 5 by-election for the seat of Higgins in Melbourne.
A “pro-rape” Facebook group set up by students at the University of Sydney’s elite St Paul’s College has ignited a debate about the sexist culture and behaviour in university colleges.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared on November 8 that his country is prepared to defend itself against a possible act of aggression from Colombia or the United States.
Left results in Germany
I read with keen interest the article by Duroyan Fertl (GLW #813) about the results of the recent national elections in Germany.
Some readers would have been surprised to read that: "It was the first time in German
On November 6, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the mining division of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) announced they would jointly donate $10,000 to the 78 asylum seekers aboard the Oceanic Viking.
The NSW state government wants to jail people as young as 13 for carrying a can of spray paint. Anyone with a spray can and no “legitimate reason” could face up to six months in prison
Chris Harman, a leading British socialist and author of dozens of books and pamphlets on politics, economics, history and the Marxist tradition, died of a heart attack on November 6 at the age of 67.
Earlier this year, South African track athlete Caster Semenya was vilified in the international media for allegedly having both male and female biological characteristics. People with such characteristics are known as “intersex”. Green Left Weekly’s Farida Iqbal spoke to Gina Wilson from the Organisation Intersex International (OII) about Semenya and intersex politics.
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