Peruvian President Alan Garcia ordered a violent crackdown on indigenous protesters near the town of Bagua Grande, 1400 kilometres north of Peruvian capital Lima. Special Forces opened fire, including from helicopters.
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Greens Senator Bob Brown announced on June 8 that Forestry Tasmania was demanding he pay $240,000 owed to them in legal costs before June 29 or else they would start bankruptcy proceedings against him.
Two Australian peace activists, Emma King and Jessie Boylan, took part in a 300-strong protest in Gaza on June 9.
Thousands took the streets on June 13 for the National Climate Emergency Rallies. Protesters declared a climate emergency and demanded the Australian government take emergency action on climate change.
聯Hey Gillard, you can聮t hide! You support genocide!聰 chanted protesters outside the June 11 Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney. The luncheon was addressed by deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
In response to the fatal clashes between indigenous protesters and the Peruvian government, Venezuela鈥檚 foreign ministry has released a statement expressing its solidarity with both the security forces and the indigenous people killed. Venezuelan indigenous affairs minister Nicia Maldonado called the Peruvian government鈥檚 violent repression 鈥渢errorism鈥.
ADELAIDE鈥 On June 5 鈥 World Environment Day 鈥 climate change activists occupied the Adelaide office of federal climate change minister Penny Wong for more than an hour. They urged Wong to abandon the government鈥檚 suicidal climate policy.
The Chaser comedy team had its top-rating show, The Chaser聮s War on Everything, suspended by the ABC for two weeks after an outcry over a sketch screened on June 3 that joked about the Make a Wish Foundation charity for sick children.
At first glance, the climate change policy decided at the June 2-4 Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) national congress looks serious. Global warming is 聯the policy challenge of our time聰, it declares.
Last week was one of much activity in the regional city of Cairns, as the push for abortion law reform in the state shows no sign of slowing down.
聯Delivering for all Working Australians聰 was the slogan for the 2009 Australian Council of Trade Unions congress held June on 2-4. This raises the question 聴 what if you are not working or an Australian citizen? But the congress will not be remembered for such philosophical questions 聴 there were many more immediate issues at stake.
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