National Aboriginal & Islander Day March (Melbourne, July 6, 2012). More than 600 people from all over Victoria marched to celebrate NAIDOC week.聽
929
Latest NSW gov't sackings could pass 10,000
A leaked document on the 10,000 public sector jobs flagged for cuts in last month's NSW budget may have been understating the sackings to come.
The June 12 email from a NSW Treasury official said 鈥渢here is no floor or cap on redundancies鈥. The government on July 3 conceded the numbers were not capped, and there were no guarantees that more jobs would not be lost.
The 10,000-plus job cuts add to 5000 jobs axed in September.
In 2006, Alternet's Joshua Holland coined the 鈥渮ombie lie鈥: an untruth that returns from the dead to haunt us, despite already being demolished by arguments and evidence.
Politics is dominated by zombie lies. 鈥淎sylum seekers are 'queue jumpers' arriving here illegally鈥 is a classic example. Over the past few decades, zombie lies have helped legitimise paternalistic, punitive welfare reforms. They still shape debates about how to treat poor and unemployed Australians.
In the early hours of June 29, the Australian Senate passed legislation that is expected to entrench assimilation, disadvantage and racism for another decade in the Northern Territory.
The Brumby鈥檚 Bakery chain has apologised after its managing director and 鈥渓et the carbon tax take the blame鈥. Brumby鈥檚 parent company distanced itself from the scandal, .
WikiLeaks co-founder Daniel Mathews gave the speech below to a July 1 protest in Melbourne, organised by .
* * *
Thank you all for coming here today. Being a founding member of WikiLeaks, though not involved for many years now, I want to say something about the background and history of WikiLeaks and where we are today.
Some of you here today may be coming to a rally for the first time. Some of you, maybe for longer; some involved for a long time.
Australian historian Humphrey McQueen gave the speech below at a forum held by Canberra Friends of Wikileaks on June 27.
* * *
Once more, I have the honour of sharing a platform with Christine Assange. Since we were at the Sydney meeting in February, she has come through five tortuous months. Her calm yet loving commitment to keeping us up to date with the legal and extra-judicial proceedings inspires us all.
For the 2.5 million people living and working in Sydney鈥檚 western suburbs, the future looks very grim unless serious action on climate change begins immediately.
A Climate Commission report released last month, 聽The Critical Decade, reveals that rising temperatures in western Sydney will impact adversely on many aspects of residents鈥 lives, from the water supply to mental health and crime levels.
The on July 5.
* * *
The most significant individuals lost in last week鈥檚 furious parliamentary debate were asylum seekers.
As members of the Brigidine Asylum Seekers鈥 Project, we talk to many asylum seekers, both in immigration detention centres and in the community.
Click here to make a donation online. Keep reading to find out how your financial support will help us, and what you will receive in return.
For 20 years 麻豆传媒 Weekly has been bringing you the news that the mainstream media won鈥檛. Australia has the most concentrated media ownership in the Western world 鈥 and it鈥檚 getting worse.
The released the statement below on June 29.
* * *
Julian Assange has sought diplomatic sanctuary and political asylum with Ecuador. Why? Because he has finally given up hope that the Australian government will defend him and WikiLeaks from a relentless US-led campaign of intimidation, including:
Teachers and public servants held a lunchtime protest on July 3, 2012 outside the NSW government offices to protest the O'Farrell Liberal-National government's attacks on public education and on public sector jobs.聽
- Previous page
- Page 3
- Next page