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This past week Queenslanders have shown their rock-solid support for maintaining public ownership of our railways, roads, forests and motorways. From Ron Monaghan
QCU General Secretary
www.qldnotforsale.org.au
Watch our march video here from the major Brisbane rally on 9 March.
Thousands of you rallied around Queensland. More than 90% of Queenslanders do not agree with the sell-off.
Events took [...]

YUDHOYONO RECEIVES AN AUSTRALIAN HONOUR – THE EAST TIMORESE RECEIVE NOTHING!

Australian human rights activists are outraged that the Australian Government has bestowed Australia’s highest civilian honour, the Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a ceremony at Government House, Canberra.
The award was made in recognition of Dr [...]

Organizing Comes Before Mobilizing
By Grace Lee Boggs
‘Last week veteran Detroit activist and TV producer Ron Scott shared his thoughts on the recent massive demonstrations in support of the Jena 6.
Emphasizing the distinction between organizing and mobilizing, he reminded us that the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began fifty-two years ago on December 1, [...]

For some time NT activists have been opposed to a Nuclear dump.
I was informed about this struggle in a 2007 DVD by Tara Jones
“Nowhere here in the middle”. She interviews the aboriginal people affected.
She interviews Dr Helen Caldicott:
“Its supreme scientific arrogance to say that we’ll find a way to store radioactive waste safely for [...]

The recent tragic loss of life and house fires due to a deregulated labour market in the insulation industry and poor health and safety must not be repeated nationally.
But DPM Gillard is ruthlessly pushing ahead with her lower national OHS ‘harmonisation’ model approved December 2009, despite major union criticism (see earlier blogs).
One feature of [...]

Social networking provides new opportunities for learning
‘Information Communication technologies (ICT) including social networking and games provide new opportunities for education a review of research released today by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) argues.
But, according to Australian Education Review 56, the ‘off the shelf’ mentality which currently underpins the provision of computers in [...]

‘Movement for a Democratic Mixed Economy’ are a network of progressives in dialogue with each other – working to contest the dominant economic paradigm – and to promote an alternative which is democratic; involving mixed forms of ownership.
‘We believe there is a substantial role for the public sector. We accommodate many positions ranging from the [...]

YOUNG INDIAN WORKER SACKED ON HONEYMOON
ManiMan sacked, ripped off and now facing deportation after going overseas to get married.
Mani Saravanan came to Australia on a controversial 457 visa to work as a fabricator for Haldilka Nominees Pty Ltd trading as Ironbark Fabrications in Moree. Mani was a hard worker with a spotless record, he [...]

Stop criminalisation of International Solidarity!
Stop State Terror in Colombia!
Saturday, March 6th, 7:30pm
Garema Place, ACT Canberra
A documentary on the current struggles of the Colombian people will be screened, introduced by Colombia solidarity activists.
Followed by the controversial documentary that Uribe does not want you to see.
At the time Colombian President Alvaro Uribe agrees to accept [...]