Wiradjuri man Ray Jackson, socialist, and indefatigable fighter for a better world has fallen. At 73, he died peacefully in the evening on April 23. He had been in hospital for pneumonia a week before his death.
Uncle Ray was , and placed with a white family when aged about three.
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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.
Perth's rally against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities on April 23 began peacefully like any other. True, there were more police there than was necessary, but not enough to indicate the scale of intimidation and recklessness that was to come.聽
The campaign against the forced closure of Aboriginal communities continues with a second international day of action on May 1. The campaign is being coordinated by #SOSblakaustralia movement. Information below from #SOSblakaustralia.
As New South Wales is experiencing some of the strongest winds and rain in several years, the Redfern Tent Embassy is holding fast against strong winds and relentless rain.
Redfern locals, and activists have banded together over the past few nights to keep the activist spot at the Block running. The embassy was erected in protest of the Aboriginal Housing Company鈥檚 plans to develop on the site , placing th cheap and affordable Aboriginal housing the Block has previously provided.
The Refugee Action Collective Melbourne released this statement on April 20.
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott's refugee bashing is not working for him at the polls, but if the Coalition is kicked out what policies will replace him?
Tragically, Labor party leaders continue to support both offshore processing and mandatory detention.
Labor for Refugees, with the backing of many unions, will be proposing a resolution to change Labor policy at this year's ALP national conference being held in Melbourne on July 24 to 26.
The Refugee Action Coalition Sydney released this statement on April 20.
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More than 100 Ahwazi Arabs from across the country converged on Canberra to protest at the Immigration department and at the Iranian embassy on April 20.
The Ahwazi are a persecuted minority in south-west of Iran; the most oil-rich region. Ahwazis are denied the right to education in their own language. April 15 marks the 10th anniversary of the peaceful Ahwazi intifada against forced displacement, discrimination and persecution of the indigenous Arabs by the Iranian regime.
We are writing to alert you to what we believe can be described without exaggeration as a serious threat to civil and political liberties on campus.
You will have seen the recent emails from Michael Spence about the 鈥渕isconduct鈥 proceedings the university has initiated against both an academic staff member of the university and against students.
More than 200 people attended a public forum called "Resistance Rising: A Panel of First Nations Leaders" at the Brunswick Town Hall in Melbourne on April 18.
The forum was jointly sponsored by Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance and the Indigenous Social Justice Association.
Co-founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance Meriki Onus told the audience: "The system is constantly knocking at our door. The system destroys us or takes our children."
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