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In the wake of a series of internal conflicts between Brisbane Community [...]
This week I was finally made aware of the coming and going of the Australian Defence Force’s Public Environment Report for the Talisman-Saber 09 war games.
In July 2009 about 30,000 US and Australian troops will participate in war games that will take place primarily in the Shoalwater Bay region in Queensland and at Delamere and [...]
Well I’ve been thinking about what to say about this, and phrases like “travesty of justice” and “racist, redneck state” spring to mind. This week indigenous man Lex Wotton will be sentenced for his alleged part in the 2004 riot and subsequent arson of the Palm Island police station and court house after the death [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...George Monbiot, darling of the grass roots climate movement, has this week ruffled some feathers amongst the activists he professes to admire. He made a scathing attack on the leftist organisers of the Kingsnorth climate camp, that in his own words was amongst “the most inspiring events I’ve ever witnessed. I am awed by [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...This weeks rash of protests in Newcastle, Australia, have served to draw the public eye towards the shocking contribution of the coal industry to climate change. From July 10-15, thousands of citizens, activists and environmental organisations have been holding a series of educational forums, practical workshops and direct actions to highlight the urgent need [...]
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