Australia

"None of these men had to die" - Bloodied hands, souls washed in red - Stop the killing in Afghanistan

Gerry Georgatos
"None of these men had to die," said Andrew Wilkie. "To the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones to recent wars, Afghanistan and Iraq, I do extend my heartfelt sympthathies, and I grieve for your loss," Gerry Georgatos

The Tasmanian Independent Member of Parliament Andrew Wilkie is right when he said John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Prime Minister Julia Gillard have "blood on their hands" after the deaths of five Australian soldiers recently, however the bloodied mutilated souls of these three leaders of our nation are not limited in their culpability to the deaths of these five young soldiers, however to every death in Afghanistan and Iraq since colliding Australia into a manufactured war zone, now for more than a decade.
Related Swan Island Peace Convergence 2012

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[WGAR-news] Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 9 events from 29 August 2012

Newsletter date: 29 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 9 events from 29 August 2012

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Event: 20 August to 14 September 2012: Yeelirrie-Leonora, WA
Walkatjurra Walkabout - Walking for Country
A one month walk from Yeelirrie to Leonora
" ... is a celebration of Wangkatja country, a testament to
the strength of the community who have fought to stop
uranium mining at Yeelirrie for over forty years, and a
chance to come together to continue share our commitment to

'Whatever They Say' mp3

http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/62421/69465/82808/?url=h...

mixed audio media show

Credits: Graham, Old Jack's Address To The Nation, Clarke and Dawe, Man The Menace, Onion News, animation samples "Super Hero Squad"

music: "Paul Ryan" PRN, "Are You Ashamed" 8 Ball Aitken, "Whats The Rush" Jayne Annepower, Electronica

28:50 min 128 kbps stereo 27 MB

A homegrown Fukushima

A recent Japanese Parliamentary report frankly judged that the fundamental causes of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster "are to be found in the ingrained conventions of Japanese culture: our reflexive obedience; our reluctance to question authority; our devotion to 'sticking with the program'; our groupism; and our insularity".

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Mal Brough, 'Interventionist', clashes with The National Indigenous Times

Brough clashes with The National Indigenous - Brough accused of racism

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/media-diary/brough-clashes-with-na...

Brough clashes with National Indigenous Times

by: Lara Sinclair
From:The Australian
August 29, 20121:37PM

THE return to federal politics of one-time Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Mal Brough has been interrupted by a clash with the National Indigenous Times and indigenous leaders.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 10 events from 21 August 2012

Newsletter date: 21 August 2012

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia
- 10 events from 21 August 2012

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Fri 10 - Sun 26 August 2012: Darwin, NT
Official Opening Fri 10 Aug
Manuwangku, Under the Nuclear Cloud
Photographer Jagath Dheerasekara, human rights defender
This traveling exhibition is a collaborative project with
* the Manuwangku (Muckaty) Traditional Owners,
* the Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) and
* Amnesty International.
Presented by the Environment Centre NT
in association with Darwin Festival

"The Murdoch papers are really going for Labor's throat"

The Murdoch papers are really going for Labor's throat. The pickup in the
polls by Labor must be putting the wind up Murdoch.

There was a disgraceful story in the Courier Mail yesterday on Gonski.
Frontpage headling "Funds Block" sub headline "Anger grows over schools
cash review".

It turns out to be a story based on 2010 figures in an unsourced report
commissioned by The Australian.

One claim was that Wooree State High School in Cairns which has a huge
number of Aboriginal and Islander students, would lose $4.4m in funding

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Show your support for Kyoto 2

Remember how you felt in 2007 when Australia finally ratified the Kyoto Protocol and joined international efforts to tackle climate change?

At last we would be helping to tackle increasingly devastating climate impacts, especially for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities.

As hard as it is to believe, at this point the Australian government still hasn’t signed up to Kyoto phase two. A poll released this week by WWF showed strong voter support to sign.

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WGAR News: Aboriginal professor blasts Australia over land rights and the NT intervention

Newsletter date: 20 August 2012

Contents:
* Sovereign Union: Townsville professor blasts Australia over land rights and Intervention at international conference
* NIT: It’s a resounding no to Mal Brough
* Duncan Kennedy, BBC: Debate over Australia welfare 'credit card'
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention laws
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Peter Robson: NT elections: some progressive choices among law and order slugfest
* Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation: Federal Court highlights FMG liability at Solomon