Australia

Stand for Gaza: Sydney Rally this Sunday 1pm. Stop the bombing! End the siege!

Another school is bombed. Another 15 Palestinians killed. Another market is targeted. Another 17 Palestinians killed. Electricity is gone. The death toll mounts.

It is again time for us to shout
NO MORE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA

It is vital that Australians are seen to be on the streets week after week to indicate to our government that we, as people of conscience and morality, will stand against Israel's brutality.

Rally Sunday 3rd August
1pm Sydney Town Hall

End the blockade of Gaza by Israel and Egypt.
End the massacre in Gaza.

An interview with Lex Wotton – social justice warrior

By Gerry Georgatos - courtesy of The Stringer - http://thestringer.com.au/ - Lex Wotton did time in jail, Craig Hurley got away with what he did. Mr Wotton “sought to correct a wrong” by expressing his outrage. Mr Hurley killed a man, beating him to his death in a police cell. Where is the justice? Mr Wotton will continue to chase down the justice.

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Environmentalists respond to Warren Mundine's attacks

Dr Jim Green - Warren Mundine, head of Tony Abbott's hand-picked Indigenous Advisory Council, has waged war against environmental groups in recent opinion pieces in the Fairfax and Murdoch press.

The headlines may not have been written by Mundine but they reflect the content of his propaganda: 'Without mining we'd all be living in caves', and 'Green groups keep Aboriginal people in poverty'.

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Australia must break its silence on Gaza

Dear friends,
I write to you with deep sadness about the situation in Gaza. I have received many inquiries about what the Greens are doing in response to the Israeli invasion.

Last night, I watched a very powerful clip from British Channel 4’s Jon Snow about his recent trip to Gaza. He speaks movingly about what is happening to the children of Gaza. Over 1310 children have been injured and over 166 have been killed.

Zionist war crimes - an ISJA view

it is far too long that the genocidal attacks against the civilian population of gaza must stop. and stop immediately.

it now appears that the netanyahu government is in an all-out war of extermination of the palestinians people. this genocide is covered by the puerile assertion that the rockets from gaza must stop and hamas be wiped out entirely. there is no recognition that hamas is the legitimate government of gaza and any peace deal must be done with their representatives as government . peace deals with the corpses of women and children are very much a poor choice.

Warning: Australian Taxation Office deception over e-tax: Don't use e-tax for your return, use myTax!

The ATO has taken upon itself to semi-privatise the tax return process without bothering to warn taxpayers. On its website, it states: "We offer two free, convenient and secure ways to lodge your own tax return online - myTax and e-tax."

2014 is the first year that the only way to lodge is online - the old paper forms are no longer available. Therefore, millions of Australian taxpayers are going to be deceived by this. You could almost call it an ATO scam.

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Indigenous arts extravaganza

Cairns has just hosted a spectacular three day arts extravaganza: the fifth Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), featuring the work of numerous Queensland artists.

Set against a lush backdrop of forested hills, mangroves and blue seas, the artworks of the Indigenous artists were assembled within a cavernous cruise liner terminal.

Inside, the intense energy was palpable: an utterly proud and triumphant display.

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