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Dick Smith obscures causes of ecological crisis 聽
a policy priority, and the more you focus on women鈥檚 rights and basic human needs.鈥 Smith does not neglect ...
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Malaysian govt fears Bersih movt will make Merdeka Sq its 'Tahrir'
people were arrested, including media and Suhakam [human rights] observers. One hundred and seventeen ... just there right in front of him. 鈥淗owever you look at it, the police and the government must take full ... Internal Security Act and many other draconian laws. Fighting against draconian laws is a democratic right ...
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Cuba: Breaking corporate power allows sustainable development
Environment Agriculture Climate crisis Marce Cameron Cuba is a world leader in ecologically sustainable practices. It is the only country to have begun the large-scale transition from conventional farming, which is heavily dependent on fossil fuels, to a ...
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Inquiry into forced adoptions
Kerry Smith The federal senate has agreed to an inquiry into the practice of forcible adoption in Australia between the 1940s and 鈥80s, supporting a motion by Greens Senator Rachel Siewert on November 15. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 vote starts to recognise the suffering th ...
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Police throw the book at coal seam gas protester
Mining Coal Climate crisis Environment The statement below was released by a coalition of groups that held a protest on July 5, disabling a coal seam gas rig in Pilliga State Forest in NSW. * * * Yesterday, in a first for NSW, a coal seam gas rig was the ...
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Occupy Wall Street movement spreads to Australia
with the way the government is running things right now, we see that the system is failing. We鈥檙e all ...
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Council defeats attempt to overturn Israel boycott
Middle East Pip Hinman It was ironic, but only supporters of Palestine were clapping after a majority of Marrickville councillors decided on March 15 in favour of hiring a venue to a newly-formed local Jewish group that is hosting an Australian Rules Peac ...