The revival of death squads in Honduras has resulted in a significant increase in the abduction, rape, torture and murder of opponents of the regime that overthrew elected President Manuel Zelaya last June.
822
Ken Colbung, a long-time leader in the Western Australian Aboriginal community, died on January 12 after a short illness, aged 78.
The campaign to prevent longwall coal mining under the fertile Liverpool Plains region in NSW has suffered a setback, with a legal challenge to the mine being dismissed.
In a rally organised by the Socialist Alliance during its January 2-5 national conference, pledges totalling $125,057 were made to support the 麻豆传媒 Weekly 2010 fighting fund.
Indonesia plans to force the 240 Tamil refugees, moored on a boat in Merak, into detention at the end of this week, 鈥渁t gunpoint if necessary鈥, the January 14 Australian reported.
My name is Sue Gilbey. I live in an urban eco-village located on the land of the Kaurna people, in what is now Adelaide. I say that to acknowledge the people who lived here first and to boldly state that I will endeavour to be as good a custodian of my little bit of land as they were.
Five Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka, held at Christmas Island, face indefinite imprisonment without trial after Australia鈥檚 secret police agency, ASIO, deemed them 鈥渟ecurity risks鈥.
British reality TV show The X Factor, which presents itself as a singing competition, has succeeded from 2005-08 in securing the number one Christmas single in the British charts for the winner of the competition. The X Factor has been repeatedly criticised for being rigged and for its shallow commercialism.
Around 200 people attended Camp for Climate Action (Western Australia) near the coalmining town of Collie, 200 kilometres south of Perth from December 17-21.
The January 8 violation of Venezuelan airspace by a P-3 US military combat plane is another example of the danger US military presence in the region represents.
The formal outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit was a huge fiasco. It confirmed the world鈥檚 corporate rulers were simply unwilling to act in defence of people and the planet.
The Western Australian Liberal government is moving to slash public services using a combination of 鈥渆fficiency dividends鈥 and performance reviews. The plans closely follow the policy wish list presented by the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIWA) before the 2009 state election.
- Previous page
- Page 2
- Next page