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Gina Rinehart 鈥 mining tycoon and Australia鈥檚 richest person 鈥 is now also the world鈥檚 richest woman. Last year, her wealth grew by $18.87 billion to $29.17 billion. Her wealth grew $52 million a day or $1 million every 30 minutes.
It means that for every second that passed in 2011, Rinehart made more ($598) than a minimum wage earner made in a week ($589.30).
Rinehart鈥檚 fortune is now so big, if she spent $1 million a year her money would last for 29,170 years. It would take a minimum wage earner about 950,000 years to reach Rinehart鈥檚 bank balance
Australian supporters of WikiLeaks announced nationwide protests after news that Britain鈥檚 supreme court will decide on Julian Assange鈥檚 final appeal against extradition to Sweden on May 30. The protest rallies will take place in most capital cities the next day, May 31.
The rallies will take place regardless of the court鈥檚 decision. Even though Assange has spent , protest organisers say the campaign to defend Assange and WikiLeaks is only just beginning.
More than 1000 Sydneysiders hit the streets on May 12 demanding equal marriage rights, but prominent left-wing journalist John Pilger criticised the march in his recent article
The open letter below was developed in consultation with feminist activists and is supported by the and . To add your name or organisation to the statement visit http://weaveinc.org.au/
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To our political leaders, political and media commentators, journalists and opinion formers in print, visual and audio media.
The Sydney Al-Nakba rally and march - marking 64 years since the brutal dispossession of Palestinians from their homeland - was successful despite police attempts to derail it.
Tens of thousands of NSW teachers stopped work for two hours on May 18 to protest against the Barry O鈥橣arrell state government鈥檚 cuts to public education.
Using the smokescreen of 鈥渋ncreasing school autonomy鈥, the government plans to radically cut funding and resources for public schools through its Local Schools Local Decisions policy. Many teacher meetings across NSW reported the largest turnouts in recent times and unanimous votes for escalating industrial action if the O鈥橣arrell government refuses to halt its cost-cutting agenda.
Aboriginal leader Sam Watson discusses the brutal dawn eviction by 300 police of the peaceful embassy in Brisbane; the importance of the Tent Embassy movement; the need for unity to fight the LNP government which he compares to the infamous government of Joh Bjelke Petersen; and where to for the struggle for sovereignty.
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