Two weeks ago, federal environment minister Peter Garrett announced he will give the go ahead to the expansion of an open cut mine that will divert the McArthur River in the Northern Territory six kilometres off course.
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The heatwave across south-eastern Australia in recent weeks has given a hint of what we can expect as global temperatures continue to rise: black-outs, fatalities and transport chaos as privatised infrastructure fails.
At first glance the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd聮s Nation Building and Jobs Plan looks like a pre-emptive strike against looming recession and unemployment.
A number of new guest speakers from across the Asia-Pacific region have confirmed their attendance at the 聯World at a Crossroads: Fighting for Socialism in the 21st Century聰 conference, scheduled to be held in Sydney over the Easter weekend (April 10-12).
New South Wales teachers held meetings across the state on February 6 to consider a settlement on salaries and staffing negotiated by the NSW Teachers Federation.
With the Queensland ALP state government rumoured to announce an election date soon, the Socialist Alliance (SA) has selected two candidates to contest the poll.
Greens NSW MLC John Kaye has highlighted the massive inequity in school funding, citing the submission by Sydney Grammar School 聴 one of Australia聮s wealthiest schools 聴 of plans to build a new $23.5 million assembly hall.
The Australian Hazara community protested in Canberra on February 3 to strongly condemn the continued killing of Hazara people in Quetta City, Pakistan, by Taliban and al Qaida-backed religious extremists.
鈥淭here is a systematic genocide going on in Sri Lanka at the moment and the world doesn鈥檛 know about it. That is why we are trying to create awareness about the issue and help put a stop to this genocide.鈥
Next month it聮s likely many of us will receive a one-off cash payment of up to $950 from the Rudd government.
Adelaide has been in the grips of an unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures soaring above 40掳C for six consecutive days into early February.
Eighteen-year-old Cheyene Back was sentenced on February 2 to three months jail, despite having no prior convictions.
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