鈥淭his is not just a Maoist movement鈥, 麻豆传媒 Weekly鈥檚 correspondent in Kathmandu, Ben Peterson, said on the struggle that has erupted in Nepal. 鈥淭his is threatening to become a new people鈥檚 movement, like the one that swept away the monarchy.鈥
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The Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group (CBPG) has condemned the Federal Court for dismissing Mamdouh Habib聮s attempt to reclaim his passport.
News that millionaire developer and Fremantle Labor candidate Peter Tagliaferri has been a member of the 聯500 club聰 聴 a Liberal party fundraising group 聴 has mired the Labor campaign in controversy in the final weeks of campaigning for the May 16 Fremantle by-election.
Bolivian President Evo Morales called a special press conference in New York on April 22. The UN general assembly had passed a motion put by Bolivia鈥檚 radical, pro-poor government to make that day 鈥淚nternational Mother Earth Day鈥.
Gay Hollywood 鈥 In the 1920s, Hollywood was the most homosexual friendly place to be, as most of the behind-the-camera staff were gay. But for those in front of the camera there was no tolerance from the movie-going public. SBS, Friday, May 15,
PM Kevin Rudd聮s announced changes to the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) has again split the climate movement, and this time it聮s very serious, with three large, rusted-on-to-Labor groups running cover for an appalling policy that won聮t guarantee a reduction in Australian emissions for decades.
PM Kevin Rudd has announced plans for a scheme that will deny youth allowance to unemployed people under 20 years old, unless they are at school or engaged in full-time vocational training.
Ask an average Australian what they might hope the federal government would spend $300 billion on and the answer would hopefully be vast investment in new jobs and services, given we鈥檙e heading into recession, and reducing Australia鈥檚 climate change impact.
This is an abridged version of the speech given to the Wollongong May Day march on May 2 by Fred Moore.
The federal budget will be presented to parliament by Treasurer Wayne Swan on May 12. While Swan has been officially tight-lipped about its contents, he has already released significant details about the cuts to programs and
government jobs the budget will hand down.
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
edited by John & Leonard Minkes
Sage
210 pages, $71.92(pb)
edited by John & Leonard Minkes
Sage
210 pages, $71.92(pb)
The Socialist Alliance condemns and totally rejects the Rudd government聮s modified proposal for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) announced on May 4.
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