Australia

National Day of Action against uranium: March 11

March 11 marks one year since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northern Japan. It is one year since the start of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant. An Australian National day of Action Against Uranium is planned for March 11 to commemorate the commencement of the ongoing Fukushima crisis.
http://www.11march.com

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WA Police said they helped 437 at-risk youths in three months

WA Police said they helped 437 at-risk youths in three months

Gerry Georgatos

The Office of the Police Commissioner of Western Australia said that its focus on vulnerable youth has been working, and that more than 400 at-risk youths have been taken off the streets after dark.

A police spokesman said they had implemented the operation to protect the best interests of vulnerable youth and the community, with Operation Safe Place.

What Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) have to say about Wayne Swan's essay on wealthy mining giants

Fortescue fuming at Wayne Swan's attack

Gerry Georgatos

Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has come out swinging at Federal Treasurer's Wayne Swan's attack on the rich mining giants, who he described as the 0.1% and who deny the middle classes various equity.

In an essay by Mr Swan published in The Monthly magazine, he accused 'an elite' of entrepreneurs, including Australian mining magnates Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer and Andrew Forrest, of using their incredible wealth to pursue vested interests.

WGAR News: NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum shot on location in Maningrida

Newsletter date: 3 March 2012

Contents:
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention legislation
* NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum
* Amnesty International Australia: Lobby your MP for homelands
* Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation
* National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention
* New website: "Sovereign Union - National Unity Government"
* The Wire: Indigenous call for help reaches the community

Warren Mundine's brave face but gutted - our source correct about Senator Bob Carr!

Gerry Georgatos Former ALP president and Bandjalung man, Warren Mundine is putting on a brave face after being denied the opportunity to become the first Aboriginal federal Labor politician.

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The Shortwave Report 03/02/12 Listen Globally!

Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (March 2) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (128kb)(27MB), broadcast quality (16MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom
(If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {35MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)

This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, and the Voice of Russia.

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Justice for Rex Bellotti Jr - 3yrs to the day - Rally

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Tue, 06/03/2012 -
11:45am to 1:00pm
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Steps of WA State Parliament

On March 6 it will be 3 years to the day that Rex Jr was struck down by a police-four-wheel drive however there has been no compensation or insurance pay out for Rex and his family - the boy was 15 at the time - his family is near impoverished as a result - The WA Corruption Commission slammed the handling of the police investigation - 8 rallies later, one public forum, a submission to a standing committee of government (outcome still pending), petitions to parliament, promises by the WA Police Commissioner, the file before the state solicitor (findings pending), justice has not been serve