Twenty-seven members of the Colombian armed forces, including generals and other high-ranking officers, have been fired in connection to revelations that they had been involved with the abduction and murder of civilians.
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Twenty people from farming families on the Darling Downs travelled several hours to occupy Premier Anna Bligh聮s office on October 31, demanding the state government introduce legislation to protect prime farmland from mining.
Palm Island Aboriginal man Lex Wotton was sentenced to six years鈥 jail for 鈥渞iot with destruction鈥 on November 7 鈥 just four days after 22 police officers received 鈥渂ravery awards鈥 for their role in the 2004 Palm Island protests.
On November 7, rallies in support of Lex Wotton took place around the country as Wotton was sentenced in Townsville to six years聮 prison for 聯riot with destruction聰.
Despite no pay since their October 15 stand-down, 130 workers at the John Valves foundry in Ballarat remain resolute about getting their jobs back.
First came two British soldiers, decked out in desert battle dress, leading a pair of Irish wolfhounds.
Pat Dodson, a Yawuru man from Broome, Western Australia, used his Sydney Peace Prize acceptance speech on November 5 to slam the Northern Territory intervention. He described it as a 聯crude, racist and poorly considered policy聰.
The latest reports by climate scientists, which reveal that global warming is taking place at a faster pace then first thought, indicate that the Socialist Alliance climate change charter, produced for last year鈥檚 federal election, is now out of date.
The Rudd government, elected to office promising to repeal the Howard government鈥檚 unpopular student unionism (VSU) legislation, is planning to introduce a voluntary $250 鈥渟tudent levy鈥 in early 2009.
In a double whammy for working parents, last week finance minister Lindsay Tanner indicated that paid maternity leave was in doubt as ABC Learning childcare centres went into voluntary administration.
Activists have planned a civil disobedience action in response to anti-democratic moves by the City of Sydney to crack down on bill posters. From November 10, putting up posters on street poles could result in fines ranging from $320 to $1500 per poster.
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