In early July, Venezuela鈥檚 Social Investigation Group XXI (GIS) released new comparative data on electoral fairness in the country compiled by the Canada-based Foundation for Democratic Advancement (FDA) which found Venezuela鈥檚 elections to be 鈥渆xceptionally fair, and thereby highly democratic鈥.
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Members of the Textiles Clothing and Footwear Union Australia (TCFUA), rallied outside boutique called Scanlan and Theodore against job cuts on July 15. The workers were employees of a company called Blossom Road, which made products for the high-end fashion label.
They were protesting because all Blossom Road鈥檚 27 employees were suddenly sacked on May 19, without explanation and without being paid entitlements. The company was liquidated, but the very next day the company re-opened under a different name and owned by the previous boss Bill Jadilebovski鈥檚 son.
The leader of the National Party, Senator Barnaby Joyce, held and anti-carbon tax rally at Wollongong鈥檚 Crown St Mall on July 13. The self-professed climate change denier drew quite a crowd, but not the kind he was hoping for.
A small number of his supporters, perhaps 30, were present. But more than half the crowd noisily protested against Joyce.
They included Socialist Alliance activists, several Greens members and people from various trade unions. The placards of Greens, Socialist Alliance and unionists visually dominated the scene.
As the 28th Australian soldier was killed in Afghanistan, four Christian activists were arrested during a peaceful blockade of the secretive Swan Island military base in Victoria.
News of the death of Sergeant Todd Langley, 35, came on the second day of the week-long 鈥淧eace Convergence鈥 in opposition to Australia's ongoing military involvement in what activists have called an 鈥渦nnecessary and ineffective war in Afghanistan鈥.
Pro-choice campaigners and activists will assemble outside a fertility control clinic in East Melbourne on July 23 for several reasons.
The clinic is under constant harassment from far-right Christian groups, including Right to Life and the Helpers of God鈥檚 Precious Infants. These groups rally outside the clinic every fourth Saturday of the month, and sometimes on weekdays too.
These groups mobilise their members to harass not only women using the clinic, but also women who just happen to walk past.
As rocks fly and tear gas wafts through the streets of Athens, Greece鈥檚 Prime Minister George Papandreou has warned of a coming crackdown on protesters and striking workers.
Meanwhile, a new bailout for the banks is being prepared in the halls of power in Europe.
Papandreou was able to secure breathing room for the Greek government with another round of emergency loans that saved it from the immediate prospect of default 鈥 the state failing to pay back some or all of its debts.
Critics have dubbed the Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill now before parliament the 鈥淲ikiLeaks Amendment鈥.
It will strengthen the powers of Australia鈥檚 spy agency ASIO to target any individual or organisation that opposes the interests of the Australian government, even if Australia鈥檚 defence interests and international relations are not at stake.
This would include Australian citizens involved in non-violent political activities abroad, which do not constitute a threat to Australia鈥檚 security.
When it comes to comparing the cases of two publishers of secret information 鈥 WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch 鈥 the hypocrisy from politicians and media is huge.
In a new twist to Tasmania鈥檚 forest industry crisis, two wealthy environmentalists, Graeme Woods and Jan Cameron, have bought the Triabunna woodchip mill from notorious woodchipping company Gunns Ltd.
Gunns had almost stitched up a deal with a pro-logging company called Fibre Plus (owned by Aprin) but this fell through due to problems obtaining finance.
Green capitalism is on a roll at the moment. On July 8, a group of New Zealand business leaders their campaign with full-page ads in the daily papers headed: 鈥淓ven if you don鈥檛 believe in climate change, there鈥檚 money to be made doing something about it.鈥
This was followed by the classic: 鈥淭here鈥檚 money in being green and we need to start turning Green Growth into wealth.鈥
That says it all, really.
Coal seam gas drilling has been a hot topic in Australia over the past couple of years, interest fuelled by the US documentary Gasland.
The land on top of the coal arc stretching from northern Queensland down to the southern Highlands of NSW is being slapped with exploration licences that progress to pilot wells at an alarming rate, especially in rural New South Wales.
In NSW, there is no specific legislation covering coal seam gas, and yet exploration and wells are going ahead.
A health scare developed at Villawood detention centre in June after an asylum seeker was diagnosed with leprosy.
Despite assurances from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, a whistleblower revealed the extent of asylum seekers鈥 poor health care.
International Health and Medical Services is the private health provider contracted to provide health care to people held in Australia鈥檚 immigration detention centres.
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