The conservative right has launched a last ditch campaign to swing public opinion away from support for marriage equality.
The Marriage Alliance, a new organisation dedicated to opposing what it sees as a threat to 鈥渇amily values鈥, was launched on August 2. Backed by wealthy businesspeople, the campaign hopes to scare people away from marriage equality by raising vague but menacing threats about damage to children and loss of 鈥渞ights and freedoms鈥.
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The July 23 deal between the US and Turkey 鈥 which gives the US access to Turkey's Incirlik airbase and officially brings Turkey into the US-led 鈥渨ar on ISIS鈥 鈥 makes one thing clear.
For Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the real enemy is not the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State 鈥 more commonly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). It is the Kurdish freedom movement and the Turkish left.
Brisbane
Come and watch The Liberator, a film about the life of Simon Bolivar 鈥淓l Libertador鈥. Hosted by Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network. Sunday August 16 at 3pm. The New Globe Theatre, 220 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley. Phone Margaret 0439 411 330 or Eulalia 0424 364 588.
Melbourne
Public disgust at Bronwyn Bishop's $5000 helicopter ride from Melbourne to Geelong is entirely justified. However, Tony Abbott's 鈥渞oot and branch鈥 review of politicians' 鈥渆ntitlements鈥 is designed to whitewash, not solve, the problem. After all, it is not as if we haven't had 鈥渞oot and branch鈥 inquiries into politicians' entitlements before.
Anti-water charge protests in Letterkenny, County Donegal on November 1.
The Irish government鈥檚 unpopular public utility, Irish Water, has been dealt a body blow. It failed two key tests within the space of a fortnight 鈥 gifting a huge victory to opposition parties and the huge anti-water charges movement.
The Sydney University National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) organised a rally in trying weather conditions on Wednesday 5th August. They were joined by lively contingents from the Student Representative Council, Sydney University Postgrad Student Association, Socialist Alliance, Socialist Alternative, Greens members and staff from a variety of departments.
Kyol Blakney, SRC president gave an acknowledgement of country and condemned the corporatism of universities.
Activists are hoping that a bill to tighten the rules governing unconventional gas exploration and production in New South Wales will pass the Legislative Council on August 13.
Such is the groundswell of opposition to this part of the fossil fuel industry, a Greens Bill has support from NSW Labor and a couple of small right-wing parties.
Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham told 麻豆传媒 Weekly that he expects the Bill to pass, with amendments proposed by Labor.
For a long time, superannuation was available only to permanent public sector workers and managerial employees in the private sector. So-called 鈥渂lue collar鈥 workers were not so privileged. In the mid-1980s, only about a quarter of these workers had access to superannuation, more often than not following union-led campaigns in targeted industries.
Over the past few decades there has been a rapid growth of interest in buying food that does not come from large-scale industrial farms. Concerns exist over their use of large amounts of commercial fertilisers, pesticides and genetically modified organisms, and inhumane treatment of farm animals.
Victoria Police announced on August 6 they had arrested and charged a 38-year-old man in connection with death threats made against Socialist Party councillor Steve Jolly, from Yarra Council in Melbourne鈥檚 inner north. The threats referred to Jolly鈥檚 prominent role in mobilisations countering the far right Islamophobic groups Reclaim Australia and United Patriots Front (UPF).
The has declared an inquiry into the Manus Island detention centre null and void because of perceived bias.
The court unanimously decided that Justice David Cannings, who started the inquiry, could not, according to PNG law, also preside over the proceedings. He also failed to disclose that an expert witness was his friend.
When Tony Abbott鈥檚 government asked the Productivity Commission to review Australia鈥檚 鈥渨orkplace relations framework鈥 it was for the sole purpose of providing it with cover for more attacks on workers鈥 pay and conditions.
One of its terms of reference was to examine the ability that employers had to 鈥渇lexibly鈥 manage and engage with their employees.
Flexibility is a word that once commonly conveyed a positive sense of resourcefulness and adaptability. But the notion of flexibility that the Productivity Commission refers to is one shaped by employers.
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