聯How many more innocent lives is Howard prepared to destroy in the name of fighting a war on terror?聰, asks Socialist Alliance candidate for the Victorian federal seat of Gellibrand, Ben Courtice, following Dr Mohamed Haneef聮s release from three weeks of hell in police custody.
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Imagine a world where international trade was fair. Where, instead of sending troops and police overseas, the Australian government sent thousands of doctors and teachers to poor countries to provide free medical care and education to help the people there improve their lives. The Australian government is not doing this. It has sent hundreds of troops to help steal Iraq聮s oil and sends police to the Solomon Islands and other places in the Pacific to guard the theft of these countries聮 natural resources.
On July 29, Queensland University of Technology staged a protest on QUT聮s 聯open day聰 to symbolically 聯lay to rest聰 the school of humanities and human services, and mark 聯the death of critical thinking and freedom of speech聰 at QUT.
When Rafael Correa was elected president of Ecuador in 2006, campaigning on a strong anti-neoliberal platform to bring about a 鈥渃itizen鈥檚 revolution鈥, one key social force seemed notably absent from his campaign 鈥 the country鈥檚 powerful indigenous movement.
When US President George Bush comes to Sydney this year, it will be vital that we use his visit to draw attention to the ongoing struggle for same-sex marriage rights and an end to all homophobic policies. PM John Howard and Bush top the list of threats to civil liberties, including some of the most basic rights queers are still fighting for.
Hundreds of people packed out the State Cinema in Hobart to watch the premiere of The Wilderness Society鈥檚 (TWS) pulp mill film Tasmania鈥檚 Clean Green Future: Too Precious to Pulp. The short film was made by award-winning film-maker Heidi Douglas, who is one of the 鈥淕unns 20鈥欌 defendants being sued by Gunns for previous films. It aims to counter the Tasmanian government鈥檚 latest propaganda campaign supporting the proposed pulp mill in the Tamar Valley, which consists of television and newspaper ads and large glossy brochures.
For the last week, I聮ve woken up each morning at five to join ordinary Hanoi residents exercising in Lenin Park, which surrounds one of several huge lakes in the centre of the city. The first time I went out of curiosity, but it was such a buzz I聮ve returned every morning.
US President George Bush and PM John Howard are the world聮s biggest climate criminals. The United States emits 25% of the world聮s carbon emissions, and Australia is the largest carbon polluter per person in the world. Both countries are the only two developed nations that haven聮t signed on to the Kyoto Protocol. For their entire political lives Bush and Howard denied climate change was even happening, but when people all around the world started to see the climate chaos taking place and put pressure on them, they grudgingly acknowledged that it is a reality.
An estimated 8000 people rallied at South Bank and marched to state parliament on August 3 to protest the Queensland Labor government鈥檚 plan for the forced amalgamation of 156 local councils into 72. The majority of the marchers were residents of Noosa shire, who were opposing the inclusion of their council into a Sunshine Coast super-council, involving Noosa, Maroochydore and Caloundra.
91自拍论坛 Weekly supporters packed out a global solidarity dinner and cultural night in Footscray on July 28. Special guest Malainin Lakhal, secretary-general of the Union of Saharawi Writers and Journalists, addressed the crowd. Singer/songwriter Anthea Sidiropoulos got everyone dancing and singing to the Greek blues (Rembetika) and Greek love songs (Kantathes).
On July 28, 80 people attended a public forum to hear speakers in support of state Labor MP Candy Broad鈥檚 parliamentary bill to remove abortion from the Victorian criminal code.
Eighty people gathered on the steps of Parliament House on August 4 to mark Hiroshima Day, chanting 鈥淟and rights 鈥 yes! Uranium 鈥 no! Johnny Howard has got to go!鈥
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