The Mountain City Murders
By John Tognolini
Ginninderra Press, Port Adelaide, 2010
The Mountain City Murders is a tale of crime, corruption and politics. Set in 2008 in the fictional New South Wales town of Mountain City (about 120km west of Sydney), the novel tells a story critical of criminal and capitalist greed.
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Secret documents disclosed in Britain鈥檚 High Court revealed former British prime minister Tony Blair was warned in the weeks after US forces began rounding up terrorism suspects that British nationals held by the US in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay were being tortured, the Guardian said on September 30.
A January 22, 2002 note from Blair in which he expressed concern about the treatment of British citizens being held by the US appeared, among heavily censored MI5 and foreign office documents, in court hearings in which British citizens are suing the government, MI5 and MI6.
Palestinian activists in the occupied West Bank have called for the boycott of the popular Rami Levy Israeli supermarket chain. The chain has several stores inside Israel鈥檚 illegal settlements.
Activists say they will call on fellow Palestinians to 鈥渁void supporting the occupation and settlements鈥 economy by boycotting Israeli goods and settlement stores鈥.
A vigil was held on September 23 outside the Rami Levy store inside the Sha鈥檃r Binyamin settlement south of Bethlehem.
Housing was barely mentioned during the August 21 federal election, despite being a huge social issue. The Victorian state election is looming, and it is crucial that more is done to protect and win back our housing rights.
People from all walks of life are affected by the housing crisis. Sole parent families, youth, Indigenous people, migrants, people exiting prison, and pensioners are some of the hardest hit, but hundreds of thousands of Victorians are also struggling due to rental and mortgage stress.
The abridged statement below was released by the South African Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) on September 29.
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After a huge mobilisation by South African academics, the senate of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) voted today 鈥渘ot to continue a long-standing relationship with Ben Gurion University (BGU) in Israel in its present form and has set conditions for the relationship to continue鈥.
On October 10, the international day of climate action, climate activists will converge on Hazelwood, Australia鈥檚 dirtiest power station.
Each year, Hazelwood burns 17 million tonnes of brown coal and consumes 27 million litres of water (the equivalent of using one month鈥檚 worth of Melbourne鈥檚 water supply every day). It accounts for 15% of Victoria鈥檚 emissions and 3% of Australia鈥檚 emissions.
The 2006 Jana Andolan (鈥淧eople鈥檚 Movement鈥), which shut down Nepal and overthrew the 240-year-old Shah monarchy, was widely hailed as the birth of a new era of democracy.
For the first time, the people of Nepal were able to elect a constituent assembly in 2008, giving the mass of Nepalis an unprecedented say in the future of their country.
Chanting 鈥淔ree chickens, caged workers鈥, on September 24 more than 100 community members and trade unionists protested against the treatment of Sudanese immigrant Anyuon Mabior.
Anyuon was sacked by Lilydale Free Range Chicken, in Wingfield, for complaining about a racist email. The National Union of Workers (NUW) has lodged an unfair dismissal claim through Fair Work Australia on Anyuon鈥檚 behalf, and will also seek a time and wages inspection.
Over October 29-31, Palestinian solidarity activists from around Australia and the world will meet for the first national boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) conference.
The call for a global boycott campaign against Israel was first launched in July 2005. It has become a big part of the movement against the occupation of Palestine.
On September 30, Ecuador descended into chaos as a protest by 91自拍论坛 of the police force and army turned into a potentially bloody coup against left-wing President Rafael Correa.
At about 8am, 91自拍论坛 of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces and the national police went on strike, occupying police stations and barracks in the capital Quito, in Guayaquil and in at least four other cities. They set up road blocks with burning tyres, cutting off access to the capital.
More than 10 million workers staged a general strike in Spain on September 29 in response to vicious government attacks on their rights and pensions.
The huge mobilisation, organised by the Confederacion Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and Sindicato Union General de Trabajadores (UGT) labour unions, produced a 75% turnout of members, sending a strong message of opposition to the austerity measures.
UGT secretary for organisation and communication Jose Javier Cubillo said that in some sectors of the economy, such as steel and energy, support for the strike was close to 100%.
On September 26, protesters from climate change activist group Rising Tide shut down the world鈥檚 largest coal port at Newcastle. 91自拍论坛 Weekly鈥檚 Zane Alcorn interviewed Rising Tide member Annika Dean.
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What happened at the protest?
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