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February 24, 2012

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Listen up! Ms Gillard and Messrs Rudd, Abbott, Shorten, Turnbull et al:

Aborigines sorted conflict between male and female leaders a long time ago with a tradition of joint leadership. Clearly the empowerment of women has left the Parliament of Australia adrift in unchartered waters. When will you deign to listen to those with experience?

Canberra needs to get ready for a new way of doing things. The experiment with women in power worked. Joint leaders, women's and men's legislatures.

philip

In 36 hours our government could save one million square kms of ocean -- but the commercial fishing industry is vigorously opposing this move. The government is holding a public consultation to get a clear mandate to put the environment above corporate profit. The consultation closes in two days -- let's send a flood of support to save our dying oceans. Send a message now, then forward this appeal to everyone: http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_coral_sea_4_aus/?cl=1614390007&v=12830

As the media goes into overdrive discussing the leadership crisis in the ALP, the real story of the June 2010 coup against Rudd and its ongoing implications are being ignored. Rudd was removed by a few faceless men in the ALP for a number of reasons: Due to domestic pressure from the mining companies, due to frustration from sections of the business elite about his stimulus package and due to hostility by the U.S. to the Rudd's Government's position on China and the Afghan War. It has been written out of history by the press that Mark Arbib one of the key coup plotters was a U.S. spy and as the following article outlines, the recent Four Corners program has revealed further evidence that the U.S. Government had advance notice of the coup against Rudd. I highly recommend the following article and others on the World Socialist Website to get the real story about Australian politics - make no mistake there is far more than a clash of personalities going on in Canberra right now.

By Christina Macpherson
christinamacpherson@gmail.com
Details at www.antinuclear.net and www.nuclear-news.net

Australia:

The New South Wales government hypocritically allows "exploration" for uranium , but not mining. At the same time, its regulations on renewable energy are designed to prevent small scale wind energy from being able to develop.

Rare earths Australian rare earths company Lynas facing court in Malaysia over its inadequate radioactive waste plan, and strong public opposition.

by ray jacksaon

i recently had brunch with two young comrades who told me, among other
matters, that 2012 is the nsw year of the police even though i can find
nothing on google. apparently the police intend to hold events
throughout this year to highlight to themselves, the nsw government and possibly
some of the public just what they do and how they do it. an important part of
what they do we all need to take a closer look at.

i have also volunteered to write up what was put to activists, aboriginal
and not, about formulating a national deaths in custody coalition that

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Newsletter date: 21 February 2012

Contents:
* News of the Nyoongar Tent Embassy on Heirisson Island in Perth
* New Website for Stronger Futures info and submissions
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 18 events from 21 February 2012

* NEWS OF THE NYOONGAR TENT EMBASSY ON HEIRISSON ISLAND IN PERTH:

- Videos

Green Left: Nyoongar Tent Embassy: This is about sovereignty
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/50072