Australia

Australian companies “directly helping” dictatorship in Burma – US diplomats

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/09/2011 - 1:55pm

Media Release: Scott Ludlam, Senator for Western Australia. September 6th, 2011

US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks support the Australian Greens’ claim that oil and gas companies investing in Burma are “directly helping to strengthen the military hold on power”.

Greens spokesperson on Burma Senator Scott Ludlam said US diplomats had echoed Greens calls for stronger sanctions against the dictatorship.

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
human rights
fair trade
Wikileaks
Burma
trade

WGAR News: Petition calling for a national moratorium on government’s income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 06/09/2011 - 11:57am

Newsletter date: 6 September 2011

Contents:
* Indigenous groups challenge 'Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination'
* Petition calling for a moratorium on Income Management
* Upcoming 'Save the Kimberley' events
* Environmentalists: Kimberley Heritage listing inadequate
* AMSANT: Year of the Aboriginal Health Worker
* Unions support Aboriginal opposition to nuclear waste dump
* Remembering Wave Hill Walk-Off
* Sydney activists celebrate Wave Hill Walk-Off
* "Walk With Us" presents views of NT Elders on Intervention

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ACT
Canberra
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
Darwin
New South Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Queensland
South Australia
Townsville
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Indigenous groups challenge 'Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination'
Upcoming 'Save the Kimberley' events
Environmentalists - Kimberley Heritage listing inadequate
AMSANT - Year of the Aboriginal Health Worker
Unions support Aboriginal opposition to nuclear waste dump at Muckaty
Remembering Wave Hill Walk-Off
Sydney activists celebrate Wave Hill Walk-Off
'Walk With Us' presents views of NT Elders on Intervention
Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 33 events from 6 September 2011

Guardian Newspaper initiates WikiLeaks ass kicking party while circling the wagons to protect its own butt!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/09/2011 - 3:15am

Guardian Newspaper Initiates WikiLeaks Ass Kicking Party while Circling the Wagons to Protect its own Butt!

We are ten years into a war on Aghanistan, 20 years into a war on Iraq and 250+ daze into the confinement without charge of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who has done so much to expose the true nature of these wars. Wars that have no end date, no popular support and presently little visible opposition.

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Australia

RALLY FOR OUR HOMELESS FOLK/OUR STREETIES - "We will not be moved on" - This Thursday, WA State Parliament.

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:43pm

The Human Rights Alliance

THE RALLY FOR JUSTICE FOR OUR HOMELESS PEOPLES - the Streeties - "we will not be moved on".

Watch this footage from our encounter at State Parliament: Police Minister Rob Johnson speaks to our Homeless Folk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GlyqxRRdR0

September, 8th, Thursday from 11:45am at the steps of State Parliament.

* The State Government has failed to deliver on promises for genuine accommodation to our Streeties during the CHOGM

Geography: 
Australia

Federal ALP threatens Assange and media outlets over U.S. cable document release

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sun, 04/09/2011 - 10:40am

The Australian government has again threatened Julian Assange with arrest, this time over the release of the entire 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables online, in a searchable database. On Friday 2nd September, Federal Attorney General Robert McCelland released a statement expressing concern over the leaks which supposely include the name of at least one serving ASIO officer. He points out that "Section 92 of the ASIO Act makes it a crime to publish, or cause to be published, the identity of an ASIO Officer.". This leaves open the possibility that Julian Assange could face charges arising from the leak. McCelland also implicitly threatens Australian press outlets by urging them to "exercise caution" in discussing the leak. The Fairfax press broke the story of the ASIO agents identity on September 2nd.

Geography: 
Australia
Promotion: 
Feature
Keywords: 
Wikileaks
Julian Assange

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 30 events from 4 September 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 04/09/2011 - 7:55am

Newsletter date: 4 September 2011

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Ongoing protest: James Price Point, Kimberley, WA
Kimberley gas plant protest
Save the Kimberley info: http://www.savethekimberley.com/
Kimberley gas plant threatens Aboriginal culture: http://ccr.uws.edu.au/2011/06/22/kimberley-gas-plant-threatens-aborigina...
Aboriginal elder Elsta Foy at the protest camp: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3296152.htm
Protest updates: http://www.savethekimberley.com/wp/blog/

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ACT
Canberra
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
Darwin
New South Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Queensland
South Australia
Townsville
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Our Generation film screenings

Friends of the Earth take on mega coal mine in court

Submitted by kimk on Mon, 29/08/2011 - 8:52am

On the eve of a court hearing due in Brisbane on August 29-31, Friends of the Earth International called on Swiss mining giant Xstrata's shareholders and investors to act to stop Xstrata's massive 'Mega Coal Mine' project in Australia. Research from climate change experts released this week shows that coal mines and subsequent carbon emissions will accelerate the loss of the Great Barrier Reef resulting in jobs losses and massive impacts on the Queensland economy.

 　
Media Release
Date 29 August 2011
Coal mine linked to accelerated loss of Great Barrier Reef
　

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Queensland
Keywords: 
climate
coal
mining