On November 4, Israeli warships in international waters attacked and boarded the two vessels and Saoirse that were trying to deliver medical aid the besieged territory of Gaza.
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Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore made clear at a Sydney City Council meeting on November 6 that she supported the 鈥減rinciples鈥 of the Occupy movement but did not support Occupy Sydney.
Greens councillor Irene Doutney put a motion to investigate the dawn police raid on the group in Martin Place and help find Occupy a site for the protest.
But Moore replied that she had to 鈥渂alance the rights of residents, visitors, workers and others to have access to the public domain鈥.
Italy faces a wave of devastating International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed austerity as European leaders struggle to contain the spreading debt crisis by disenfranchising their own citizens.
On November 4, at the end of the G20 meeting in Cannes, the President of the EU Commission Jose Barroso announced that 鈥淚taly has asked on its initiative to the IMF to monitor its commitment to fiscal and economic reforms鈥.
I have read countless articles and watched numerous videos about Gilad Shalit being reunited with his family five years after his abduction. One typical report noted he was 鈥渏ust 19 years old in 2006 when he was cruelly and illegally abducted by Hamas鈥. I have been hearing of him for the past five years. I know Shalit鈥檚 name better than I know the names of my classmates.
: It was an Arab Spring and a hot summer of struggle in Europe. But autumn has belonged to Wall Street 鈥 to Occupy Wall Street, that is.
No one should underestimate the epoch-making election result in Nicaragua for the Sandinista-led Alianza Nicaragua Triunfa and its candidate Daniel Ortega.
The result marks a return to levels of support for the Sandinista Popular Revolution last seen in Nicaragua's first ever democratic election in 1984. The Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) and its allies have won more than 60% of the national vote. It is no surprise that the anti-democratic right-wing parties refused to accept their crushing defeat.
Power loom workers in Faisalabad went on a series of major strikes and demonstrations in mid-2010. Six leaders the Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM, the organisation of Faisalabad power loom workers) were arrested by the police.
The (ACTU) released the statement below on November 9.
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The rights of Fijian workers have deteriorated further following the start of a draconian decree that effectively bans collective bargaining.
ACTU President Ged Kearney said the Essential Industries Employment Decree, which came into full effect yesterday, denied workers of many fundamental rights, including to freely organise or collectively bargain.
Climate action group has released that spoofs the NSW Minerals Council鈥檚 new advertising campaign, which claims the state鈥檚 mining companies are 鈥渨orld class鈥.
Rising Tide鈥檚 parody uses a similar layout and design to the NSW Minerals Council , but points to the industry鈥檚 poor track record in the areas of environment, community, economy, health and innovation.
Port Augusta Mayor Joy Baluch gave the speech below at an October 29 sponsored by the , and the Port Augusta City Council.
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Australian history shows that visionaries are few and far between when it comes to building the infrastructure of this nation.
Let me start by introducing you to the Palestinian people and give you a brief background to the conflict.
The Hepburn Community Wind Farm, at Leonards Hill in Hepburn Shire, was declared officially open yesterday when 10-year-old Neve Bosher of St Augustine鈥檚 School in Creswick cut a massive ribbon wrapping the girth of a 68m high wind tower, in front of more than 760 people.
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