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Exposing Japan's 'zombie' industry

More than 50 people attended a Greenpeace meeting with paroled Japanese anti-whaling activist Toru Suzuki on September 9.

Striving for sustainability

Permaculture Diary 2010 Compiled by Michele Margolis Graphic design by Richard Telford $30 (including postage), pb Available from

How the whaling industry was beaten

The Last Whale By Chris Pash Fremantle Press, 2008, 218 pp, $29.95 (pb)

The false hope of 'clean coal'

Carbon capture and storage (CCS), often touted as 鈥渃lean coal鈥, has been promoted by the coal industry and governments such as Australia and the US as a way to cut emissions from coal-fired energy generation, in order to avoid dangerous climate change.

Venezuelan people's power story told in more cities

The 鈥減eople's power鈥 speaking tour of Venezuelan community activists Daniel Sanchez and Yoly Fernandez continued with public forums in Canberra, Sydney and Newcastle

Labor's new OHS laws will kill more workers

On September 1, thousands of people rallied in Melbourne for safe workplaces. The rally was in opposition to the federal government鈥檚 proposed national occupational health and safety (OHS) laws.

Abortion rights: harassing us into submission

Since April this year, a young Cairns couple has faced a nightmare.

Economic 'green shoots': greener on the other side

Our neighbours recently moved out. They could no longer afford the rent on their small two-bedroom inner-city terrace, so moved away from the city centre to reduce their rent by $100.

NTEU strike demands conditions, respect

On September 9, more than 60 unionists picketed the University of New England (UNE) during the one-day strike called by the UNE branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).

Oil spill causes environmental disaster

Federal resources minister Martin Ferguson responded to the disastrous August 21 oil spill off the north-west coast of Australia by proposing to set up a new investigative body. The September 7 announcement claimed the new body would have the power to investigate such oil spillages and to 鈥渟top it happening again鈥.

Uni's to strike for new agreements

Thousands of staff from 16 universities across the country will strike on September 16 for new union collective agreements. The actions follow strikes at the University of New England and Charles Sturt University on September 9 and at Victorian and Tasmanian campuses on May 21.

Macklin's 'consultation': a piece of paper

Aboriginal activists have attacked Aboriginal affairs minister Jenny Macklin鈥檚 claim that a proposed government takeover of the Alice Springs town camps would involve consultation with residents. They say it is false and misleading.