His cattle didn鈥檛 get a bid, they were fairly bloody poor,
What was he going to do? He couldn鈥檛 feed them anymore,
The dams were all but dry, hay was thirteen bucks a bale,
And last month鈥檚 talk of rain was just a fairytale,
His credit had run out, no chance to pay what鈥檚 owed,
Bad thoughts ran through his head as he drove down Gully Road.
鈥淕eez, great grandad bought the place back in 1898,
鈥淣ow I鈥檓 such a useless bastard, I鈥檒l have to shut the gate.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 feed my wife and kids, not like dad and those before,
鈥淐rikeys, Grandma kept it going while Pop fought in the war.鈥
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In the wake of the Grand Jury decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for shooting unarmed Black youth Michael Brown, US punk band all proceeds from a released by its record label A-F Records, will go towards funding the .
President Barack Obama鈥檚 executive order on deportations of undocumented immigrants has created a firestorm of controversy between Democrats and Republicans.
However, the charges and counter-charges between the two big parties are not what are essential.
The presidential order, as far as can be determined from Obama鈥檚 speech 鈥 and the public has yet to see the full version in print 鈥 consists of the following: about 4-5 million workers without papers will be protected from deportation for up to three years.
On the world map, Kobane falls in the north of Syria, right on the border with Turkey. According to the Kurds, however, it is the west of Kurdistan or 鈥淩ojava鈥 in Kurdish.
There is a train line right by the town. This line determined the border between Syria and Turkey. The division of the Kurdish homeland in 1923 not only ensured a political loss for the Kurds, but also paved they way for many human tragedies.
From Kobane to Qamislo, many families were divided into two. One brother remained on one side of the train tracks, the other fell to the other side.
Australian sport, particularly Australian rules football, has enjoyed a positive place in the public psyche.
It has managed to perpetuate an image of an all-encompassing and all-welcoming environment, a world away from hooliganism and violent crowds often associated in the popular imagination with 鈥渟occer鈥.
The AFL has messages recorded by the captains of each club played before games encouraging their supporters to be passionate, but reminding them that the football arena should be a welcoming one for all supporters and indeed the players.
Teachers from Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) demanded on November 27 that the country's authorities release the 11 people arrested during the clashes between protesters and police after a march over the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students.
鈥淗uman rights organizations, press, and society have showed the brutality and violence of the police operation and the arbitrary detentions,鈥 the teachers told reporters in a press conference, according to Mexican newspaper La Jornada.
鈥淎mid swinging cuts to the nation鈥檚 largest public broadcaster came the news yesterday that coverage of both the W-League and Women鈥檚 National Basketball League will conclude in coming months,鈥 on November 25, 鈥渆nding thirty-five years of commitment to regular women鈥檚 sport coverage on the ABC.鈥
Australia鈥檚 peak women鈥檚 sporting body said it feared young female athletes will be left without role models due to the cuts.
Ebola exposes sickness of the global system
To understand the Ebola epidemic, the , we must shed light on the global and local political, economic and other societal factors that underlie its appearance, spread and high fatality rate.
Croatia: 'The left is rising again'
December 3 marks the 30th anniversary of the horrific Bhopal gas disaster. It also marks 30 years of relentless struggle for justice by survivors.
The city of Bhopal, capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, was the site of a pesticide plant run by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) subsidiary of the US-based Union Carbide Corporation. UC became a subsidiary of Dow Chemicals in 2001.
鈥淒rop that plate right now!鈥
Those were the words of a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police officer as he , a homeless advocate who serves hot meals to homeless people twice a week through his Love Thy Neighbor group.
This incident, which gained national media attention, has shed light on the growing number of laws criminalising homelessness.
The Korean Supreme Court appeal ruled on November 13 in favour of Ssangyong Motor Company management and against the reinstatement of laid-off workers. The workers were laid off in 2009 after a bitter stand-off with police and 77 day factory occupation.
The November 13 decision overturned an earlier decision in February 7, in which the Seoul High Court ruled the sackings violated Korean labour laws. The case has now been sent back to the Seoul High Court for the rehearing on remand.
In September, Prime Minister Tony Abbott signed an agreement which will allow sales of Australian uranium to India for the first time.
India has consistently refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has manufactured up to 110 nuclear warheads, but has been given a free pass to take part in international nuclear trade by virtue of its new strategic relationship with the United States.
The Australia-India deal conflicts with Australia鈥檚 obligations under the South Pacific Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, as well as the NPT.
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