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The world's largest and most dangerous media baron wants to buy nearly half of the British mass media, boosting his power to undermine global efforts on everything from peace to the environment. We only have 48 hours to press the UK government to stand up and stop Rupert Murdoch:

Rupert Murdoch has exploited his vast media empire to push war in Iraq, elect George W Bush, spread resentment of muslims and immigrants, block global action on climate change, and undermine democracy by viciously smearing politicians who refuse his orders.

Late last week Friends of the Earth Brisbane lodged an objection in the Queensland Land Court against development of a massive open cut coal mine proposed by Xstrata Coal for west of Wandoan in South West Queensland, citing the contribution this mine will make to severe weather events through greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.

New analysis done by the Australian Conservation Foundation shows that while funding and subsidies for solar power and climate change related programs has increased by $500 million per year, subsidies and concessions for fossil fuel carbon pollution related activies soared by $1.5 billion per year, 3 times as much.

Newsletter date: 1 March 2011

Contents:
* Legislation enabling a nuclear waste dump to be built at Muckaty passes House of Representatives
* Background to Muckaty Station nuclear waste dump
* Aboriginal 'Freedom Ride' re-enacted
* Activist Jude Kelly from the Aboriginal Tent embassy gives up citizenship
* Importance of bilingual education in remote Indigenous schools
* Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

LEGISLATION ENABLING A NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP TO BE BUILT AT MUCKATY PASSES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

An Australian woman recently returned from Afghanistan says foreign militaries have been a hindrance to peace and stability and is leading to increased civilian casualties.

"It is clear that the Australian Government has spent billions of dollars propping up a corrupt and violent regime that is harassing their own population who are working for peace and democracy" Jessica Morrison said.

"People scoff at the Parliament, saying that the best thing about it is that it puts all the most dangerous people in the one place and keeps them occupied." she continued.

Free Manning! Free Assange! Free all War Resisters! End the War!

Feb. 24th. -Associated Press Photo (Matt Dunham) - Catholic Workers Ciaron O'Reilly (originally from Brisbane, left, and Roland Gianstefani (orignially from Melbourne), right, are removed by police and security officers after sitting in the road after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange departed after his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.
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Beyond Nuclear Initiative Media Release 25.02.2011 Muckaty Traditional Owners met outside the offices of the Northern Land Council in Tennant Creek today to protest the passing of the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill through the House of Representatives.

When a decent man take the problems of government this is often an automatic justification that it is only an overlook. I thought so, but there is plenty of evidence that government acts in most cases against truth, against justice, against common sense and against best public interest.

The website below opens a possibility to access a number of related pages. Please examine and reexamine, discuss and then act. Someone have said: the government is only as bad as we let one be.