Marce Cameron, Sydney
Without any public consultation, Sydney City Council (SCC) voted on August 1 to allow a council sub-committee to consider a development application that would grant "consent to enable the lodgement of a development application
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Susan Price, Sydney
The announcement by two key NSW Labor MPs — former treasurer and deputy premier Andrew Refshauge and former planning minister Craig Knowles — that they would be following former Premier Bob Carr into political retirement has
Farida Iqbal, Perth
The Western Australian Labor government is granting exploration leases for mining tenements holding uranium.
The government claims that the leases include a condition to prevent uranium mining from occurring, however the
Michelle Lim
"Voluntary student unionism" (VSU), at least the form that previously existed in WA, will mean universities will be unable to collect a compulsory general service fee (GSF). It will affect all students in all Australian and regional
Jim McIlroy& Mike Byrne, Brisbane
Prominent Indian anti-neoliberal globalisation campaigner Arundhati Roy's saying, "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way", was the theme for the fourth Brisbane Social Forum (BSF), held at the
Dale Mills
Australia is becoming increasingly isolated in its stance against same-sex marriage as more governments around the world move to ensure equal rights for their citizens.
On July 20, Canada joined the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain in
Rachel Evans
August 13 marks one year since the Coalition and ALP decided against allowing same-sex couples the same marriage rights as heterosexuals. Activists are marking this anniversary with protests in four cities.
The Australian Marriage
Oil: Anatomy of an IndustryBy Matthew YeomansThe New Press, 2004246 pages, $39.95 (hb)
Crude: The Story of OilBy Sonia ShahSeven Stories Press, 2004232 pages, $48 (hb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
Oil was in trouble until the German inventor, Karl
Paul Benedek, Venezuela solidarity "brigadista", describes his experiences meeting with workers and unionists, including teachers, in Merida.
After returning from a beautiful trip through the Andes, we entered the offices of the UNT (National Union
Kathy Newnam and Jon Lamb, Darwin
Federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane announced on August 4 that the federal Coalition government will seize control of the approval process for new uranium mines in the Northern Territory.
After meeting with
Lisa Macdonald, Sydney
A July 30 emergency public meeting titled "The war on Islam intensifies" attracted 300 people to the Auburn Town Hall.
Soadad Doureihi from Hizb ut-Tahrir, the meeting's organiser, described the oppression of Muslim
Citizens Guide to Climate RefugeesPublished by Friends of the Earth AustraliaDownload at <http://www.foe.org.au/download/CitizensGuide.pdf>
It is now widely accepted in the scientific community that climate change will lead to both
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