More than 150 people protested at Parramatta town hall on November 15, calling for a boycott of Max Brenner chocolate shops and an end to Israel's recent attacks on Gaza.
The rally was part of the worldwide campaign for boycott, divestments and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. Max Brenner's parent company, the Israeli Strauss Group, donates care packages of chocolates to Israeli commandos of the Golani and Givati brigades.聽
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In last month鈥檚 Victorian local council elections, the Socialist Alliance鈥檚 Sue Bolton was elected to Moreland City Council in Melbourne鈥檚 north. 麻豆传媒 Weekly鈥檚Susan Price asked Bolton about her immediate plans for the council and what sets her apart from other councillors.
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We are going to of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we鈥檝e had, to work out a plan of action.
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, she was also the lead litigant in Isabel Coe v the Commonwealth, an unsuccessful but important legal challenge which sought to assert the sovereignty of the Wiradjuri nation.
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.
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
On November 16, members of the Kurdish community took to Melbourne鈥檚 streets in solidarity with Kurdish political prisoners in Turkish jails and in support of the demands of the hunger strike by more than 700 prisoners. There are almost 10,000 Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey. The demonstrators marched to Trades Hall, where Kurdish community members began a three-day solidarity fast.
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
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.
Israel has launched a fresh full-scale war on the besieged people of Gaza. The Palestine In My Eyes website is detailed the names and ages of those killed in Israel's latest bombardment. As of the morning of November 20, 108 Palestinians were listed as killed.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a federal royal commission into child abuse in Australian institutions on November 12. The announcement came after growing scandals about paedophilia within the Catholic Church had reached the point where it was politically untenable for the government to continue with inaction.
A general strike was launched across Europe on November 14 as millions are protesting spending cuts and tax hikes they say have deepened the region鈥檚 economic crisis. Spanish and Portuguese workers are coordinating their strike with work stoppages underway in Greece, Italy, France and Belgium.
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