鈥淢eltdown鈥 is a word that one hears a lot on the news these days.
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The seventh anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan was marked by a protest calling for the withdrawal of all foreign troops, organised by the Stop the War Coalition (StWC) on October 7. More than 100 people participated.
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On September 15, Resistance kicked off our competition to determine who is Australia鈥檚 worst environment minister. Resistance members in Melbourne headed down to 50 Lonsdale Street to present Gavin Jennings, Victoria鈥檚 environment minister, with the illustrious award of Australia鈥檚 Worst Environment Minister.
The next move, presumably, will be to nationalise the country鈥檚 gambling debts.
The Queensland Greens now have their first MP in the state parliament, after Ronan Lee, ALP member for Indooroopilly, announced on October 5 that he was defecting to the Greens.
Lee won his seat from the Liberal Party in the Labor landslide of
Trade-offs agreed to by the NSW Public Service Association (PSA) are now coming to light, weeks after the union signed off on a 12% pay rise 聴 4% a year for three years 聴 on September 17.
There has been intense media speculation on the fate of New South Wales infrastructure plans following the 鈥渄iscovery鈥 of a supposed $20 billion dollar 鈥渂lack hole鈥 in the NSW budget, announced by departing treasurer Michael Costa on September 5.
The statement below was released on October 8 by Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). The delegation聮s report can be downloaded at .
After much debate, mounting pressure from the Catholic Church and attempted legislative amendments, the Victorian Abortion Law Reform Bill was passed unamended by the Victorian Upper House on October 10.
Public sector workers across Queensland demonstrated in large numbers on September 30. Public servants are seeking a minimum 5.1% annual pay rise, simply to keep pace with inflation.
The campaign against the jailing of tramways union leader Clarrie O鈥橲hea, in Melbourne in May 1969, for refusing to pay fines imposed under the infamous anti-union penal powers of the time is rich with lessons for today鈥檚 campaign against the Australian Building and Construction Commission鈥檚 (ABCC) witch hunt of construction unionists.
On October 10, 200 people attended 鈥淭his is an emergency: an introduction to the real science of global warming鈥. The public forum was also the official launch of a new environmental organisation in Adelaide, the Climate Emergency Action Network (CLEAN).
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