Australia

Thousands rally to price carbon on World Environment Day

Submitted by takver on Sun, 05/06/2011 - 8:59pm

An estimated 10,000 people packed the lawns of the State Library on Swanston street Melbourne on World Environment Day to Say yes to a safe climate and support the introduction of a carbon price by the Gillard Federal Labor Government. About 8000 people also gathered in Sydney, 5000 people rallied in Adelaide's Victoria Square, 5000 in Brisbane, 3000 in Perth, 3000 in Hobart, and 2000 in Canberra. Organisors estimate up to 45000 may have attended rallies across Australia today to support climate action and pricing carbon.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Australia
Promotion: 
Feature
Keywords: 
climate change
global warming
environment
Carbon Tax
carbon price

WGAR News: "Rebuilding from the Ground Up: An Alternative to the NT Intervention" Document

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 05/06/2011 - 10:25am

Newsletter date: 5 June 2011

Contents:
* "Rebuilding from the Ground Up: An Alternative to the NT Intervention" Document
* June 21/25 Rallies around Australia: 4 years since announcement of NT Intervention
* Problems with Native Title
* Newcastle Rally: No Waste Dump at Muckaty, 11 June 2011
* Background to Muckaty nuclear waste dump
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other Aboriginal articles

"REBUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP: AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE NT INTERVENTION" DOCUMENT

- The Document

Geography: 
Darwin
Melbourne
Newcastle
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Background to Muckaty nuclear waste dump
Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
June 21/25 2011 Rallies around Australia: 4 years since announcement of NT Intervention
Problems with Native Title
Newcastle Rally: No Waste Dump at Muckaty 11 June 2011

Sydney rally to stop the Northern Territory Intervention

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 04/06/2011 - 3:54pm
Date and Time: 
Sat, 25/06/2011 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Rally 1pm Sydney Town Hall - march to Belmore park for speakers and concert
Contact Name: 
Mon
Contact Phone: 
0415410558
Contact Email: 
paddy.gibson@gmail.com
Website: 
http://stoptheintervention.org/

June 25: Sydney rally to stop the NT Intervention

Four years of racist shame...
Stop the NT Intervention - Self Determination Now!

Rally 1pm Sydney Town Hall - march to Belmore park for speakers and concert

- Apply the Racial Discrimination Act unconditionally
- No Income Management: not in the NT, not in Bankstown
- Land Rights not Leases
- Jobs with Justice: no work for the BasicsCard

Speakers include:
- Marie Ellis (Amoonguna, NT)
- Lee Rhiannon (Greens Senator Elect)
- Jack Johnson (Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council, South-West Sydney)

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney

Latest Australian deaths in Afghanistan: what exactly is the job?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2011 - 8:21pm

Stop the War Coalition statement June 2, 2011
“We will see the mission through” — Australian troops will stay in Afghanistan “until the job is done”. This was the response of Prime Minister Julia Gillard to the May 23 death of Sergeant Brett Wood, 32. It is the standard response of Australian governments to casualties in the Afghanistan war.

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
Afghanistan war
Stop the War Coalition

WGAR News: Global Call to Action: Petition calling on PM Julia Gillard to end the NT Intervention

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 02/06/2011 - 12:24pm

Newsletter date: 2 June 2011

Contents:
* Ngarla Kunoth-Monks, Richard Downs and Barbara Shaw at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York
* Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration - 26-28 August 2011
* Global Call to Action for Aboriginal Rights: Petition calling on PM Julia Gillard to end the NT Intervention
* Statement by Navi Pillay at Human Rights Council 17th Session
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
human rights
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration - 26-28 August 2011
Global Call to Action for Aboriginal Rights: Petition calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to end the Northern Territory Intervention
Statement by UN High Commissioner Navi Pillay at Human Rights Council 17th Session
Ngarla Kunoth-Monks
Ngarla Kunoth-Monks and Richard Downs and Barbara Shaw at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York

Price on Carbon: Frequently Asked Questions

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 31/05/2011 - 6:23pm

Q: I can’t afford an increased price of living so I’m scared of a big new tax on everything.

A: The carbon price will affect 1000 of Australia’s biggest polluters - individuals will not be taxed. Some of the costs will be passed on to consumers so there will be an increase in some of our lifestyle choices. However millions of households will in fact be better off financially through compensation.

Q: Compensation removes the incentive to reduce consumption of electricity.

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Keywords: 
climate change
coal
ecology
Pollution

Finding the gaps in women's health services

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 31/05/2011 - 12:29pm

Have you ever wished you didn't have to wait a week to get a GP appointment? Wondered where to go for help after a sexual assault? Wanted a women's health centre in your area? Know the difference between the services of a birth centre, obstetrician, and private midwife?

Australia’s largest network of organisations advocating for women’s equality marked the International Day of Action for Women’s Health on 28 May 2011 with the launch of a survey to identify gaps in Australian women’s health services.

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
health
women

WGAR News: Interview with UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, on the NT Intervention

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 1:02pm

Newsletter date: 29 May 2011

Contents:
* Interview with UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, on the NT Intervention
* Ethnocide - A Crime Equal to Genocide: Submission to Navi Pillay by Michael Anderson
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

INTERVIEW WITH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, NAVI PILLAY, ON THE NT INTERVENTION:

- Audio Interview

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
Exclusive Interview: United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay

Geography: 
Global/International
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
human rights
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
UN Human Rights Commissioner - Navi Pillay - NT Intervention
Ethnocide - A Crime Equal to Genocide: Submission to Navi Pillay by Michael Anderson