Public discussion during Newcastle’s council election campaign has shifted to the left.
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“The news that nine Australian special forces soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan — the largest number of casualties since the Vietnam War — reminds us that, as in any occupation, there will be resistance”, Alex Bainbridge, a spokesperson for Sydney Stop the War Coalition (STWC), told Green Left Weekly on September 4.
Construction unions across Australia are running the Rights On Site campaign against the union-bashing ABCC [Australian Building and Construction Commission].
Protests are continuing against the Victorian state governments planned desalination plant at Wonthaggi.
Ambre Energys proposed coal-to-oil project at Felton, a farming community 30 kilometres from Toowoomba, would be a disaster for the local community and environment, according to the newly formed Friends of Felton group.
Addressing an assembly of petroleum workers in Zulia on September 5, Venezuelan labour minister Roberto Hernandez explained that the only way to guarantee the advance of the revolution is with the unity of the working class.
On September 1, Bolivias National Electoral Court (CNE) ruled that it would not allow the proposed December 7 referendum on a new constitution to go ahead.
On August 29, Dr Mohamed Haneef was officially declaredno longer a person of interest after more than 12 months of investigations that included detention without charge, the then-federal Howard government revoking his visa, and continual insinuations of support for terrorism, at a total cost of over $8.5 million.
On September 2, nine Australian soldiers were wounded one left in a critical condition in an ambush in southern Afghanistan. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) claims the Australian soldiers killed several of the alleged Taliban fighters responsible for the attack.
Although it is one of the most commonly performed medical procedures in the world, abortion is still a crime in Victoria under the 1958 Victorian Crimes Act. Women have only been able to access abortion because in 1969 Justice Menhennitt ruled that a doctor could perform an abortion if continuing a pregnancy endangered the womans life or health.
On August 28, Gunns Limited announced to the Australian Securities Exchange that there is a possibility the controversial Tamar Valley pulp mill may not proceed.
Even as Barack Obama and the Democrats headed to Denver for a four-day, nationally televised campaign commercial stage-managed down to the final detail and paid for with vast amounts of corporate cash the question reared its ugly head.
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