Socialist Alliance member Sanna Andrew speaks on the open microphone at the July 11, 2010 rally protesting the decision by the DPP not to lay charges in the case of Mr Ward.
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July 7 proved to be an excellent day for the Australian business community. Citing the economic downturn as a key factor in his decision, Fair Pay Commissioner Ian Harper announced that there will be no increase the minimum wage.
Five hundred people rallied and marched on July 10 in Melbourne to celebrate NAIDOC week. The theme of NAIDOC 2009 was Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth.
Mr Ward and police brutality
Last year's death of Aboriginal elder Mr Ward in the back of a prison van is the tip of a larger problem, which those who say "it must never happen again" actually avoid looking at.
The problem is exposed by a
Bugger the Polar Bears 鈥 This is SeriousJuly 21 to August 15 (except Sundays and Mondays), 8pmNew Ballroom, Trades Hall, corner of Lygon & Victoria Streets, Carlton (entrance off Lygon Street)Visit or phone 9775 3797 for bookings or tickets at the door.
On July 10, 100 people rallied for Aboriginal rights as part of National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week.
Bush Bands Bash 鈥 Every year, Alice Springs comes alive to the sounds of desert reggae, rock and gospel music with this showcase Indigenous event, the Bush Bands Bash. ABC1, Friday July 17, 6pm.
Tnorala 鈥 An emotive film by Warwick Thornton,
Indigenous Affairs minister Jenny Macklin was advised by her department against formally consulting with Aboriginal people over the compulsory acquisition of their land because it would be too expensive, tie up too many resources, and was unlikely to get the outcome the government wanted, leaked documents reveal.
If we had a solar thermal power plant for every time a world summit has declared a 鈥渉istoric consensus鈥 on climate change, we鈥檇 be well on the way to winning a safe climate. Unfortunately, the only consensus to emerge from the recent Group of Eight (G8) summit in Italy was to talk big on climate action while doing practically nothing about it.
Ratepayers in Perth鈥檚 southern suburbs are counting the cost of the collapse of the federal government鈥檚 Greenhouse Friendly voluntary carbon offsets trading scheme.
The annual student environment conference, Students of Sustainability (SOS), was held at Monash University from July 6 -10, attracting 450 participants to workshops on climate change, activism, Aboriginal rights, uranium mining, and other social justice and environmental issues.
>Graham Brown is a retired coalminer and climate change activist. He鈥檚 also a member of the Upper Hunter Greens in NSW, and is helping build a union and community alliance aimed at creating a 鈥渏ust transition鈥 to a carbon-neutral economy. Such a transition would ensure workers in the coal industry move into alternative employment. 麻豆传媒 Weekly鈥檚 Zane Alcorn spoke to Brown, and this is the first of three parts of the interview.
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