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Ark case

By chriswhite on October 22, 2009 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission

Ark Tribe is in court this Friday October 30. Join thousands of Australians and send your rallying call. http://www.rightsonsite.org.au/email_senators/ You can also help Ark and construction workers like him by heading to rallies around the country on Friday October 30. NSW: 11am Sydney Trades Hall, 377 Sussex Street Sydney QLD: TBC Outside Prime Minister Kevin [...]

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Canberra environment rally

By chriswhite on October 19, 2009 in Environmental crisis

Canberra’s 350 action Capital Hill This saturday. October 24th, 2009 @ 1:30 pm New Parliament House lawns Climate Action Canberra GAMBLING WITH THE CLIMATE A performance by comedian Rod Quantock with games, prizes, festivities and more! Guest speaker – GetUp Campaigns Director & Canberran, Ed Coper It’s fun, free, and everyone is welcome! If you [...]

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Mexican Union struggle

By chriswhite on October 19, 2009 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Workers Rights

From Labour Start: On Saturday, October 10, thousands of Mexican Federal Police seized control of hundreds of installations of the state-owned Central Light and Power Company (Luz y Fuerza del Centro), which supplies electricity to Mexico City and several neighbouring states. Minutes later the government announced that the company was being liquidated and the 40,000 [...]

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Environment action: Canberra

By chriswhite on October 13, 2009 in Environmental crisis

The Rudd Labor Government and the Coalition are still continuing to debate the climate change issue based on a deeply flawed misunderstanding of what the science is actually telling us about the threat of global warming. The CPRS and Mr Turnbullâ€™s amendments imply carbon parts per million levels in the atmosphere of 450 to 550 [...]

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