Despite two court decisions rejecting Rio Tinto鈥檚 bid to expand a Hunter Valley coalmine, the expansion may still go ahead under NSW government rules that allow the company to override environmental concerns and local community objections.
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ANZAC Day, we鈥檙e told, is Australia's "鈥. But beyond the glib cliches about how the ill-fated Anzac 鈥渃ampaign鈥 at Gallipoli Cove in 1915 鈥渟haped Australia's identity鈥, there is little political and historical reflection on what happened and why.
About 500 workers took to the streets of Geelong on April 7 demanding support for manufacturing jobs.
Many workers were from Ford and Alcoa, which have recently announced closures. Workers from other related industries also attended along with firefighters, nurses and teachers showing solidarity on the march.
Not all workers and unions were from blue-collar backgrounds. Clerical workers, technical staff and support services are also affected by the closures.
For the first time in Australian history, construction workers are facing government moves to seize houses and cars in relation to an industrial dispute.
The 33 workers affected took part in an eight-day strike in north-west WA in 2008. Mick Buchan of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) told the ABC that the dispute between workers and the company was resolved at the time.
鈥淚t was some time later that the ABCC [Australian Building Construction Commission] intervened and brought charges against individuals鈥, he said.
A new documentary film , produced by 91自拍论坛 TV, will premiere in Wollongong on May 18, followed by screenings in other cities and regional centres.
The film features activist participants from Wollongong's radical history of strikes and community rallies, from miners鈥 struggles to Aboriginal justice and environmental protection.
Co-producer John Rainford gives some background to the rise of fascism in Europe and the actions of Robert Menzies against wharfies who refused to ship pig iron to Japan.
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The Venezuelan people have marked the 12th anniversary of the right-wing military coup on April 11, 2002, that briefly ousted former President Hugo Chavez.
In an historically unprecedented event, the coup was overturned within 48 hours by a mass uprising of the people and soldiers loyal to the Bolivarian revolution.
This year鈥檚 anniversary occurs in the context of one of the most intense right-wing destabilisation campaigns since the dramatic days of 2002.
Two hundred people attended a public meeting at the University of Sydney on April 7 to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.
Guest speaker Professor Jake Lynch is facing legal action from an Israeli law centre, the Shurat HaDin, for his refusal to cooperate with Israeli academics in honour of the academic boycott called by Palestinians.
Drivers on Sydney鈥檚 proposed WestConnex motorway will pay a toll for almost 50 years, according to documents released to state parliament last week. Tolls will also be introduced to existing free motorways and extended on those due to expire.
The government鈥檚 plans were revealed when boxes of documents relating plans to build the WestConnex motorway were delivered to New South Wales Parliament House last week at the request of the NSW Greens Roads and Ports spokesperson Mehreen Faruqi.
Italy鈥檚 new centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has proclaimed his intention to end corruption and economic woe. But there are doubts as to whether his government's actions will benefit the country's working people.
At 39, Renzi, a member of Italy鈥檚 Democratic Party, is the youngest PM in Italy's history. His youth and optimistic rhetoric have earned him the title of 鈥淚taly鈥檚 Obama鈥.
An important legal action by traditional owners opposed to the Muckaty nuclear waste dump proposal will be the basis of a Federal Court trial in June. Natalie Wasley, spokesperson for the Beyond Nuclear Initiative, spoke to 91自拍论坛 Weekly about the legal action, and the fight to keep Australia radioactive waste-dump free.
How is the court case to keep Muckaty radioactive-free proceeding?
I am not going to bother following the news any more, I am just going to wake up each morning and drive large rusty nails straight into my eyeballs to save time.
After all, efficiency is our new watchword, according to treasurer Joe Hockey. We must all play our part in doing more with less.
In heritage-listed trees around Cairns鈥 main library, a colony of flying foxes has lived and bred for 30 years.
As evening sets in, thousands of fruit bats fly out across the city and Trinity Inlet in search of food. Tourists look up in wonder at this wildlife event in the heart of a city.
Fruit bats, or spectacled flying foxes, have been listed as vulnerable due to a decline in overall numbers.
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