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The renewable energy scheme that isn't

Federal parliament passed a renewable energy bill on August 20. The target is to source 20% of Australia鈥檚 energy from renewables by 2020. The reality is that it won鈥檛 do what Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says it will.

Honduras: 'A final offensive is needed'

A few weeks ago, I publicly exposed a potential collapse of the health system in Honduras. Today, public hospitals have only four basic medicines.

On the box

Tales from a Suitcase 鈥 Anne Duffy-Lindsay grew up in a radical IRA family in southern Ireland. Upon arriving in Australia in the early 1950s, she took up the communist cause. SBS1, Tuesday August 25th, 2.30pm. Costa's Garden Odyssey 鈥 Takes a

Gov't failed to manage bushfire tragedy

The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission interim report was released on August 17. It found government and fire authorities failed to properly manage the deadliest bushfires in Australia鈥檚 history.

No recession for some

On August 12, Australia鈥檚 formerly government-owned telecommunications company, Telstra, announced a $4 billion profit for the 2008-09 financial year.

Peace group steps up 'troops out' campaign

The Sydney Stop the War Coalition (StWC) used the day of the sham presidential elections in Afghanistan to again call on the Rudd government to get the Australian troops out of the country. The war on Afghanistan was not a 鈥済ood war鈥, the peace group said on August 20.

United States: Cuba demands freedom for anti-terrorist prisoners

鈥淭he Cuban Five must be released鈥, Cuban National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon said in a televised August 11 speech, an El Habanero article said the following day. Speaking directly to US President Barack Obama, Alarcon said: 鈥淵ou could and should free them immediately.鈥

Students focus on climate emergency

From August 10 to 14, the University of Wollongong鈥檚 (UOW) Environment Week brought together campaigners and environmentalists for a variety of events. The climate emergency was a central focus.

Community rallies against "thief Bligh"

Chanting 鈥渟top Bligh, stop thief 鈥 she'd even sell her grandma鈥檚 teeth!鈥 and 鈥渃ommunity action is what we need, no sell-off to corporate greed鈥, 100 people marched to Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's West End office on August 15.

Indigenous housing program head sacked

Jim Davidson was sacked as the head of the Northern Territory鈥檚 Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) on August 18.

Young people and climate change: the power is ours

Sydney Resistance member Aaron Roden presented the following talk at the NSW Socialist Alliance conference on August 8.

Bible cop on a mission

Fundamentalist Christian and NSW police commissioner Andrew Scipione has made possible the introduction of a specially created 鈥淧olice Bible鈥 for the state's serving police officers.