Australia

Greens sell out big time to federal ALP

Submitted by Flowerpower on Fri, 03/09/2010 - 9:36pm

In return for the ALP "considering" policies such as a free dental system, fortnightly meetings with the PM and most ludicrously a committeee to "investigate" a carbon price the Federal Greens have entered into a formal partnership with the Gillard led ALP. Given the ALP has already stated it will not be introducing any price on carbon until after the next election, the Greens have sold their soul for less than crumbs!

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Australia
Keywords: 
Greens
Election 2010

We support the Darwin breakout!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/09/2010 - 12:27pm

Yesterday people gathered at Central Station Tunnel to show solidarity with the courageous protest of 92 detainees who broke out of Darwin Detention Centre on Wednesday. The snap-action response in Sydney, called by the Anti-Deportation Alliance (ADA) focused on encouraging people to take actions to force the Federal Government to close the detention centres, and inviting people to join the Refugee Action Coalition protest today, Friday 3rd of September.

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Australia
Keywords: 
refugees
solidarity
darwin
mandatory detention
breakout

ASIO's worst nightmare Greens elected to government

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/09/2010 - 8:55am

IT must be ASIO's worst nightmare -- the meddlesome Greens finally are set to have a meaningful say in governing Australia.

Not just from a token MP or sympathiser in the House of Representatives but from next July 1 when the Greens take the balance of voting power in the Senate.

The spy industry in Australia was going from strength to strength until election weekend. Trying to stay in step with the huge expansion of the spying business in the United States.

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Australia
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Greens ASIO

Could this envelope solve the mystery of the DNA found in Belanglo Forest? The killer who is still out there...

Submitted by Anon on Wed, 01/09/2010 - 8:25pm

The discovery of human bones this week in Belanglo Forest has reignited interest in the Backpacker Murders.

Ivan Milat continues to maintain his innocence and he and most of his family believe he was framed. There is much evidence to support this which can be found in various articles on this website:

http://indymedia.org.au/keywords/ivan-milat

The DNA of the killer which was found under the fingernails of the victims does not match either Ivan Milat or any member of his family.

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Australia
Keywords: 
ivan milat
backpacker murders
belanglo forest
task force air
kasprzyck

Afghan asylum seekers break out of Darwin detention centre

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 01/09/2010 - 5:52pm

The second protest by inmates at the Darwin Detention Centre in a week saw 92 rejected Afghani asylum seekers break out and hold a peaceful protest along the Sturt Highway before being arrested by police after seven hours. A solidarity protest was later held Sydney. In a punitive move, the Afghan protestors have now been moved to the remote Curtin Detention Centre.

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Australia
Promotion: 
Feature
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mandatory detention
Darwin Detention Centre

WGAR News: UN CERD recommends negotiation of a treaty (1 Sep 10)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 01/09/2010 - 10:52am

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR Website: http://wgar.info/

- UN CERD's Report on Australia

Advance Unedited Version - 27 August 2010 - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
[download] http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/docs/co/CERD-C-AUS-CO-15_17.doc

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
United Nations
CERD

Detainee dies at Curtin detention centre

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 31/08/2010 - 6:46pm

The World Socialist Web has written a good analysis of how the racist mandatory detention policies of the Rudd/Gillard government contributed to the death of an Afghan detainee on August 22nd at the recently re-opened Curtin Detention Centre in remote WA. read the article at the WSWS or the text below

Australia: Detained refugee dies in Perth hospital
By Leticia Marshall
31 August 2010

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Australia
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Curtin
mandatory detention

Democracy needs reform – the frustration of Australian voters

Submitted by Wei Ling Chua on Tue, 31/08/2010 - 11:16am

The 21 August, 2010 Federal election in Australia ended in a limbo with no outright winner. As a result of the unprecedented number of informal or protest vote casted by our frustrated voters, our unique Preferential Voting Systems failed to prevent the outcome of a hung parliament.

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Keywords: 
democracy