More than 400 people crowded into a lecture theatre at the University of Technology Sydney on February 17 for a public forum, 鈥淒on鈥檛 shoot the messenger: WikiLeaks, Assange and Democracy鈥. The forum was organised by the .
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More than 400 people crowded into a lecture theatre at the University of Technology Sydney on February 17 for a public forum, 鈥淒on鈥檛 shoot the messenger: WikiLeaks, Assange and Democracy鈥. The forum was organised by the .
Forty members and supporters of the Nyoongar Tent Embassy marched on Government House early on February 21. The march was an important public statement for the embassy after an February 19 operation by more than 50 armed police cleared tents and vehicles from the embassy site at Matagarup (Heirrison Island).
Some media reports have falsely given the impression that that was the end of the embassy. In fact, the embassy remains strong.
Several hundred people rallied and marched at Jondaryan, west of Toowoomba, on February 20 to protest against moves by New Hope Coal to expand its coalmine at nearby Acland.
Speakers at the rally were from an unusual range of backgrounds, including radio shock jock Alan Jones, maverick federal MP Bob Katter, Greens Senator Larissa Waters and local farmers. Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton chaired the rally.
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