The rapid melting of the Arctic sea-ice is one of the most alarming examples of the looming climate change catastrophe. But where most see disaster, some of the world's richest corporations see a business opportunity.
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Behind the Exclusive BrethrenBy Michael BachelardScribe, 2008298 pp, $27.95
BRISBANE 鈥 Aboriginal rights activists rallied outside state parliament on February 23, calling for official recognition of the Aboriginal flag in Queensland鈥檚 constitution. Inside the house, amendments to the constitution were being discussed.
Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence WarBy Mark DannerBlack Inc., 2009626 pp, $39.95 (pb)
It is more than a month since the January 12 earthquake that laid waste to Port-au-Prince, killing more than 200,000 people and thrusting millions of people into desperate conditions.
Responding to pressure from media, the community and the federal ALP, NSW Labor Premier Kristina Keneally dropped the state鈥檚 unpopular 鈥淢etro to nowhere鈥 (planned to run from Barangaroo to Rozelle) on February 21.
Under the Northern Territory intervention, in the 鈥減rescribed areas鈥 the government has taken control of communities, acquired compulsory leases of Aboriginal land and introduced 鈥渨elfare quarantining鈥 鈥 in which half the income of social security recipients is replaced with a 鈥淏asics Card鈥, which can only be spent at specified shops on specified items.
In January, Bolivia鈥檚 left-wing President Evo Morales began his second term by appointing a new cabinet in which women are equally represented for the first time.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd released a new counter-terrorism white paper on February 23 that dramatically increases the powers of Australia's spy agency ASIO, attacks civil liberties and does nothing to improve the safety of Australian citizens.
The article below is the call issued by Bolivian President Evo Morales for the People鈥檚 World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights to be held in Cochabama, Bolivia, over April 19-22. A number of Australians are already planning to travel to Bolivia to attend. If you are interested in taking part in the Australian contingent, email weekly.greenleft@gmail.com. For more information on the conference, at which the Bolivian government expects as many as 10,000 people to attend, visit or email info@cmpcc.org
Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean approved on February 23 a regional organisation that will unite their countries, but that will not involve either the United States or Canada.
In a February 17 article 鈥淰enezuela鈥檚 Renegade Aid鈥 in the US Huffington Post, freelance journalist Patrick Adams implied there is something counter-productive about Venezuela鈥檚 aid effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
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