Last week, 91自拍论坛鈥檚 fledgling video project, 91自拍论坛 TV, was forced to take down a video about protests by asylum seekers jailed on Nauru by the Australian government, because it was threatened with imminent legal action.
But we have persisted in getting out the desperate messages from these victims of a brutal and ultimately racist policy, as you can see in this week's issue and in a 91自拍论坛 TV interview with a refugee from Nauru:
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鈥淣ow there鈥檚 two of us,鈥 declared Alex Greenwich, after he won the NSW seat of Sydney in the October 27 by-election. Greenwich received just under 65% of the two-party preferred vote: a 12% swing to Clover Moore's independents.
The by-election was held because of the NSW government鈥檚 鈥淕et Clover Bill,鈥 which banned MPs from sitting on local council. Sydney mayor Clover Moore then had to resign from her seat in state parliament.
In his victory speech, Greenwich stood with Moore and spoke of how the attempt to rob Sydney of its independent voice had backfired on the government.
Feminists from various organisations and groups gathered outside NSW Parliament House on October 23 to protest the severe cuts the Barry O鈥橣arrell government has proposed for several community organisations.
Some of the centres and services that face an uncertain future include the Liverpool Women鈥檚 Resource Centre, which provides information and support to disadvantaged and abused women, and the Margaret Jurd Learning Centre, a non-government school that caters for children with disabilities.
Socialist Alliance candidate Sue Bolton was elected to Moreland City Council in Melbourne鈥檚 northern suburbs in the October 27 elections.
The election provided a shake-up with the ALP losing three councillors and its outright majority on council. The Greens retained two councillors although their vote dropped in all three wards.
The Socialist Alliance gained its first councillor position in Victoria and a Liberal Party member was elected to Moreland Council for the first time. The Democratic Labor Party retained its councillor.
The Melbourne media have ignored the raised vote for socialists in the October 27 local government elections.
The Socialist Party鈥檚 sitting councillor Steve Jolly increased his vote from 29.2% in 2008 to 34.24% in the inner-city City of Yarra council. In other wards of Yarra Council, the Socialist Party increased its vote but did not retain its other sitting councilor, Anthony Main.
Since Jolly was elected, his vote has continued to rise. This is because he and the Socialist Party have used the council position to build campaigns in the local area.
The Sydney Stop the War Coalition released the statement below on November 2.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard made her to an almost empty Parliament House on October 31.
After 11 years, she insists that the International Security Assistance Force counter-insurgency strategy against the Taliban is 鈥渨orking鈥 and the Afghan National Army is on track to take over security in 2014 鈥 when the Western forces 鈥渓eave鈥.
Hurricane Sandy was the largest tropical storm to ever hit mainland United States.
Its extent, power and the fact that it formed so late in the hurricane season so far north in the Atlantic ocean can only be understood in light of global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
For many years, scientists have been warning that the rise in water temperature in the oceans would create more powerful storms, and that is what happened in the case of Hurricane Sandy.
Refugees on Nauru have staged several peaceful but desperate protests in recent weeks to call attention to their worsening conditions. Several refugees have attempted suicide.
But allegations have surfaced that staff inside the centre have made attempts to obstruct and interrupt their bid to be heard by the Australian public. One asylum seeker held on Nauru told 91自拍论坛 Weekly that Salvation Army staff stationed in the centre had torn down protest signs assembled by the detainees.
Aboriginal students and their supporters rallied at the University of Sydney on October 31 to demand university management commit to maintaining the Koori Centre.
The Koori Centre provides a supportive place for Aboriginal students to work and study together. Students organised the protest in response to information that the centre was slated for closure.
The protesters marched from the Fischer library to the university administration building, where they handed over petitions calling for management to stop attacking the centre.
Sue Bolton, the , is a feminist and socialist fighter.
She's been a tireless campaigner for working people鈥檚 rights since the late 1970s, when she first joined the anti-uranium campaign in Toowoomba, Queensland.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last month approved a deeply unpopular McDonald's restaurant in Tecoma in聽Melbourne's Dandenong ranges.聽
Since the approval the local community has organised to reclaim space and created a garden, maintained an around-the-clock聽protest vigil at the proposed site and gathered thousands of signatures on petitions against the proposal.
Below is a statement from Murrundindi, Headman of Melbourne鈥檚 Wurundjeri nation against the development.
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Vodafone Australia said on October 29 鈥 10% of its workforce 鈥 by the end of November.
Vodafone Australia CEO Bill Morrow said in an attempt to turn around its performance. Vodafone had a $131 million loss during the first half of this year.
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