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.
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The following open letter has been sent to every Greens MP in the country on August 10.
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The Greens have since their foundation been a party that supports justice and the rule of law. It is a party committed, at its very core, to universal human rights and international law.
The official policy for Israel/Palestine is to:
More than 30,000 Victorian teachers and 40,000 Queensland teachers are set to strike in September and October, in defence of teacher pay and conditions under threat from conservative state governments.
The Beyond Nuclear Initiative released the statement below on August 7.
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Calling for tender to design a remote radioactive waste facility while the only proposed site is under federal court challenge is putting the radioactive cart before the horse, the Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) has said today.
The Congolese Community of Australia held a rally on August 10 calling for an end to violence in the Congo. It focused on recent violence in eastern region led by the M23 Rebellion.
Patrice Neyembo, president of the Congolese Community of Australia, said: 鈥淭he M23 Rebellion is not really a rebellion, it is an invasion by the Rwandan government with the backing of Western allies. The aim is to take the land and legalise the exploitation of minerals in the so-called 鈥榥eutral鈥 area.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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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.
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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