The ferries that ply the river west of Sydney Harbour bear the names of Australia's world champion sportswomen. They include the Olympic swimming gold-medalists Dawn Fraser and Shane Gould, and runners Betty Cuthbert and Marjorie Jackson.
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The Sea Shepherd boat the Steve Irwin docked in Broome on August 6 to join community protests against the $30 billion gas hub proposed for James Price Point, in Western Australia鈥檚 Kimberley region.
Sea Shepherd, a marine conservation organisation, said it undertook the trip as a habitat and feeding ground for humpback whales, dolphins and turtles鈥.
Wade Michael Page, a Nazi white supremacist, entered a Sikh temple in a town near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 5 and opened fire with a semi-automatic pistol, killing six and wounding three others.
Cuba solidarity activists, members of Australia鈥檚 Latin American community and leftists from around the country will take part in a two-day conference in Sydney to pay homage to Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
Video messages of support for Fidel from renowned leftist personalities will be screened alongside a full agenda of talks focused on Castro鈥檚 ideas, thoughts and legacy for the 21st century.
Tasmanian logging company Gunns now doubts its $3 billion pulp mill, planned for the Tamar Valley, will ever be built. The company told the Australian Securities Exchange on August 6 that its debts were somewhere between $50 million and $150 million.
Robert Magid, owner and publisher of the Australian Jewish News, . He described 鈥渋llegal immigration鈥 as 鈥渁 criminal enterprise鈥 and said he 鈥渄oubt[ed] there is a single boat person鈥 that seeks asylum in Australia who flees 鈥渃ertain death鈥.
Opposition leader Tony Abbott says he wants to open a 鈥渘ew debate about freedom of speech鈥. But Abbott is most interested in defending 鈥渇ree speech鈥 for Australia鈥檚 rich and powerful at the expense of oppressed and marginalised groups.
on August 8.
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If Julia Gillard wants to support households against price-gouging by electricity companies, she should look closer at renewable energy and energy efficiency, says think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE).
Electricity retailers accused of over-investing in grid infrastructure (like poles and wires) would lose their justification if peak energy use spikes were reduced.
released the statement below on August 9.
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The Socialist Alliance (SA) has announced its candidates for the Woodville ward of Parramatta City Council, citing public transport, better community services and opposition to racism as its three key campaign issues.
Under the banners "Community need, not developer greed" and "For a Community Council" SA will stand local community activists John Coleman, Kerryn Williams and Ross Geary.
, released the statement below on August 9.
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More than 50% of counties in the United States . The reason given in 90% of cases is due to the continent-wide drought that has been devastating crop production. Forty eight percent of the US corn crop is rated as 鈥減oor to very poor鈥, along with 37% of soy. Seventy three percent of cattle acreage is suffering drought, along with 66% of land given to the production of hay.
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