More than 200 heavily armed police raided five homes in south-east Melbourne on April 18 to arrest five teenagers for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on Anzac Day.
Two were held in custody and charged under 鈥渁nti-terror鈥 laws, one was charged on summons for weapons offences and two were released without charge. Family and neighbours of those arrested said that the raids were carried out with unnecessary violence.
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About 800 refugees were drowned in the Mediterranean on April 18 when a boat carrying them from Libya, and trying to reach the south of Italy, capsized. Just three days earlier, more than 400 people drowned when another boat on the same route sank. Refugee deaths in the Mediterranean are rising sharply. 鈥淎ccording to the UN and the International Organisation for Migration, 1,776 people are dead or missing so far this year, compared with 56 for the same period last year,鈥 the April 24 Guardian reported.
The fight against the WA government鈥檚 widely unpopular decision to close a number of remote Aboriginal communities and force Aboriginal people off their land received a further boost this week with news that activists are set to converge on the state.
The Grandmothers Against Removals, a group established to respond to the continued Stolen Generation enforced by the current and previous federal governments, will converge on Perth on May 26 to lend a hand in the fight against the closures.
鈥淭oo many people have already lost their lives in the Mediterranean sea, more than a thousand this week, which is a major crime against humanity,鈥 The (EL) said in a April 20 statement. 鈥淲e need to stop it immediately!鈥
The EL, a group made up of left-wing parties from across Europe, said: 鈥淲e reject any attempt to solve the so-called 'migration problem' by an increased militarisation.鈥
Sometimes Australians feel like we're not always taken that seriously on the world stage, viewed only as producers of crocodile hunters, B-grade soaps and prime ministers with a bizarre taste in raw onions. So it's good to know we are finally being presented as a model for other nations to follow.
A new report on unconventional gas development from the federal .
Its stated aim is 鈥渢o ensure the responsible development of coal seam, shale and tight gas resources for the benefit of Australians and position Australia to remain an energy superpower鈥.
In order to achieve this, the report notes at the outset that state governments, and Indigenous landowners will need to be dealt with 鈥 though the report uses prettier words.
The Socialist Alliance stands in full solidarity with the burgeoning movement against the forced closure of remote Aboriginal communities in WA.
Two examples of development proposals that put profit before people and the environment in Far North Queensland appear to have suffered defeats.
The State Bank of India had reneged on a $1 billion financing agreement for Adani鈥檚 Galilee Basin coalmine.
The loan was agreed to five months ago to help finance mining giant Adani鈥檚 plan to develop the Carmichael mega coalmine in Queensland鈥檚 Galilee Basin. This is the 12th global investment bank to publicly walk away from the proposal in recent months.
This open letter to the Minister of Social Services, Scott Morrison was released on April 20.
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On behalf of the many Australians who believe in the importance of a fair and equitable welfare system, we the undersigned write to voice our strong objections to the harmful and damaging legislation currently before the Senate, which would introduce a six-month waiting period for unemployment benefits for people under 30.
We also wish to highlight our concerns over the government鈥檚 decision to introduce harsh requirements from 1 July 2015, which will:
The second national day of action against the WA government鈥檚 policy of closing remote Aboriginal communities will take place on May 1.
Politicians, both Labor and Liberal, have spent years defending this county鈥檚 pitiful efforts on tackling climate change with the excuse that Australia 鈥渃an鈥檛 go it alone鈥 鈥 it has to wait for other countries to commit to action on climate change. The same excuse was often echoed in the media.
In particular, the lack of action by the US and China were cited as the reasons why Australia should commit to doing little or nothing.
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