The Julia Gillard government has committed Australia to closer war ties with the US, more US bases and billions for US defence contracts at the annual AUSMIN talks in Perth on November 16.
The Gillard government is well aware of the huge public opposition to the US-led wars in Iraq and now Afghanistan. It knows that a majority is critical of Canberra鈥檚 unquestioning policy of 鈥渁ll-the-way-with-Obama鈥檚 next wars鈥.
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In Australia activists will be organising emergency solidarity events with Gaza in coming days and weeks: Adelaide: Rally & March to end the War on Gaza! Friday 23rd November, 5pm, outside Myer Centre, Rundle Mall. Brisbane: Take Action for Gaza, Friday 23 November, 5pm King George Square Canberra Rally against Israel's attacks on Gaza Sat Nov 24, 12 noon, Israeli embassy, Turrana St, Yarralumla. Contact defendgaza.canberra@gmail.com. Hobart
鈥淚n a war between the civilised man and the savage, support the civilised man.鈥 paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) early in August.
But, let鈥檚 face it, in these days of horrific mass slaughter, it can be difficult to determine who is who. So the AFDI ads spell it out: 鈥淪upport Israel! Defeat Jihad!鈥
This statement was released by on November 16. Click
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鈥淐ivilians were the overwhelming majority of the more than 1400 people Israel killed in it鈥檚 2009 assault on Gaza. Today, Israel is beginning another assault. A quarter of the Palestinians killed so far are children, including babies,鈥 Sue Bolton, newly elected Socialist Alliance member of the Moreland City Council said.
A global survey of 27 of the most important cities in the world has ranked Sydney as fourth-worst for public transport. Sydneysiders also pay more for public transport than anywhere else.
The study was carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
If this was not bad enough, the situation is set to worsen. The November 16 Sydney Morning Herald said .
A one month occupation has ended, but community commitment to resist the building of a McDonald's restaurant in Tecoma remains strong.
Residents of the town in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges have fought against McDonald's for several years, but activity has intensified after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) approved the outlet against the wishes of locals and council.
The Iranian asylum seeker who has maintained a 36-day hunger strike was admitted to hospital last night after he began excreting blood, the Refugee Action Coalition said.
Ian Rintoul from RAC said: 鈥淭he Minister says he opened Nauru because he was concerned about the loss of life at sea. He literally holds the power of life or death of at least one asylum seeker on Nauru. Is he going to turn a blind eye to one life that he could save?鈥
Reporting on the release of the mid-year budget update in the Canberra Times on October 22, Peter Martin wrote that 鈥淭ax collections from both wages and the GST are running ahead of projections. Dramatically lower company tax collections account for most of the $21 billion write-down.鈥
Included in that $21 billion is a revenue downgrade of $4.3 billion dollars over four years in resource rent tax from petroleum and mineral extraction from a projected $13.4 billion.
鈥淵ou know how they say Lee Rhiannon is a watermelon,鈥 newly elected Greens councillor Michelle Tormey tells 麻豆传媒 Weekly, 鈥淚 could probably relate to being a bit of a watermelon myself.鈥
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think capitalism is good and I probably lean more towards socialism. I believe that, at the very least, key public services like water, electricity, health care, dental care, are things that everyone should have access to.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what I think and I don鈥檛 care if anyone judges me on that.鈥
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW released the statement below on November 14.
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Revelations about the high levels of methane leakage from the Tara Estate coal seam gasfield in Queensland cast serious doubts on claims the industry鈥檚 greenhouse impact is relatively benign, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
鈥淭he time has come for judgment to begin in the house of the Lord,鈥 said the Apostle Peter to the early Christian Church (1 Peter 4:17). Very different issues were being faced then, but not too different. The church was facing intense public scrutiny and Peter said that the suffering would be a cleansing experience. Those who were guilty (murderers, thieves and criminals, v. 15) would be exposed for what they are, and the innocent (v. 16) would be vindicated.
At a press conference outside Shifa Hospital on November 14, Gaza's Minister of Health, Dr Mofad Al Makhalalaty, called on the international community to immediately intervene to prevent another catastrophe such as Operation Cast Lead.
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