On September 5, the government鈥檚 climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, released his recommendations for medium-term cuts to Australian greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ross Garnaut鈥檚 long-anticipated 鈥淭argets and Trajectories鈥 report into Australia鈥檚 carbon emissions future signals a wholesale surrender to the corporations desperate to change as little as possible and preserve their profits at any cost. It is a refusal to take the steps necessary to avert the very real dangers that climate change poses to life on the planet.
Tibet: A precious Human Life
By Damon Annison
Distributed by Brumby Books, $35 (pb)
By Damon Annison
Distributed by Brumby Books, $35 (pb)
More than 100 people marched through the streets on September 13 to demand their right to participate in local council elections. The action, organised by Wollongong Against Corruption, was addressed by Vicki Curran, Paul Matters and Graham Larcombe from WAC, Peter Moran from the Greens, Jess Moore from the Socialist Alliance, plus others.
Information released under freedom of information (FOI) laws shows that NSW Police is keeping detailed documentation about numerous groups and individuals on the political left. Police intelligence assessments have targeted a variety groups, including Mutiny and Greenpeace.
While 鈥淏lue Glue鈥 may sound like a new party drug, it鈥檚 in fact much more sinister and less fun. According to the company of the same name, Blue Glue is a marvel of innovation, 鈥渉elping clients create secure environments, manage information and deploy global solutions鈥, says the Defence Materiel Organisation鈥檚 website.
While the violent intensity and geographical spread of the recent attacks on immigrants across South Africa certainly surprised most of us, we should not have been surprised that such attacks happened 鈥 or at the state鈥檚 response.
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