The Victorian state government is considering far-reaching changes to workers compensation laws.
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On August 6, Victoria University of Technology (VUT) hosted a seminar, “Pacific Islands Migration and Labour Mobility: Issues and Responses”, which discussed the potential for an unskilled guest worker scheme for Pacific Island workers. Some Pacific nations have called for such program to help alleviate high rates of unemployment.
Abolish the ABCC! Support rights of building workers! was the message on protesters placards outside PM Kevin Rudds electorate office in Morningside on August 8.
On Super Saturday August 16, hundreds of activists across NSW will staff Stop the Sell-Off stalls in 50 NSW electorates. Part of the campaign to stop the state ALP government from privatising electricity, the stalls are expected to gather thousands of signatures on petitions, and promote the mass anti-privatisation rally planned for September 20, at Sydney Town Hall.
Announcing the nationalisation of Banco de Venezuela, which will now be put at the service of the people, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stated during a live televised broadcast on July 31 that it would be transformed into a socialist bank.
Below is an open letter from Naser Fayaz, a journalist for ATN TV channel, which has been sent to human rights organisations. It is reprinted from http://asia-pacific-action.org.
The Revolutionary Women of Afghanistan, http://rawa.org, requests all its supporters and well-wishers of Afghan people to defend the brave and freedom-loving journalist Naser Fayaz and register their protest to his harassment by sending letters to the following sources: President Hamid Karzai, president@afghanistangov.org; United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, spokesperson-unama@un.org;
Supreme Court of Afghanistan aquddus@supremecourt.gov.af.
Internationally, as in Australia, governments forced to promise climate change action have generally promoted market-based carbon abatement schemes, mostly of the cap and trade variety. But can we trade our way out of our climate difficulties? Can market mechanisms deal with a problem of such scale and urgency?
At least 3,000 people mobilized by the Papuan Christian Communication Forum staged a rally in Jayapura on August 4, a Jakarta Post article reported the following day.
With the impact of global warming already being felt, it can be hard to feel positive about the future. However, an August 2 climate justice seminar at Melbourne University provided some positive directions for the 140 people who attended.
Having raised a total of $129,040 for the 2008 Green Left Weekly Fighting Fund, we are now more than half-way to our $250,000 target. Our supporters raised $5440 over the last week through donations and several successful fundraising events around the country.
The following call for a national week of protest action, beginning September 21, was issued by the July 5 Climate Emergency Rally organising committee in Melbourne, and endorsed by the August 2 Climate Justice seminar.
If only 0.3% of the worlds current nuclear armaments were used, it would create a nuclear winter, and the end of humanity on this planet, Dr Marianne Hanson, senior lecturer in international relations at the University of Queensland, told the Brisbane Hiroshima Day rally on August 3. The rally attracted 100 people.
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