Anger has erupted on Egypt's streets and lead to a new occupation of Cairo's iconic Tahrir square 鈥 the centre of mass protests that brought down dictator Hosni Mubarak last year.
Just days after being lauded by many for his role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi issued a series of constitutional decrees that provoked the protests. There were also large protests on December 1 in defence of Morsi and his decrees.
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A 1500-strong march wound its way through Manila to mark Bonifacio Day on November 30.
The day marks the birthday of 19th century Filipino independence leader Andres Bonifacio, known as 鈥渢he Great Plebian鈥 due to his humble origins and support for the poor. Bonifacio died at the hands of pro-elite rivals in the independence movement.
The march was organised by the BMP trade union confederation, the Party of the Labouring Masses (PLM), the peasants鈥 and rural workers鈥 organisation AMA, the KPML organisation of the urban poor and the SANLAKAS democratic front.
Queensland Uncut held a 鈥減eople鈥檚 parliament鈥 in Brisbane to coincide with the last sitting day of parliament on November 29.
The rally heard from speakers representing unions, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Equal Love, the Queensland Working Women's Service and Sisters Inside.
The groups oppose the cuts the Liberal National Party (LNP) government is making to the community and public sector. Many community services have been downsized or shut down because of funding cuts.
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) released this statement on November 27.
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"The WA branch of the Maritime Union of Australia is proud to declare its support for the proposed Fremantle Community Wind Farm," said MUA Assistant Branch Secretary Will Tracey. He said the union and its members had given the matter careful consideration.
"The proposal was discussed by the executive and then presented to port workers themselves to consider. Motions of support for the proposal were unanimously endorsed at all meetings of workers from QUBE, Patricks, Ativo and Fremantle Ports."
ACT Friends of Wikileaks released this statement on December 1.
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ACT Friends of Wikileaks held a candlelight vigil outside Parliament House on November 29 to show the government that there are many Australians who want them to act to protect Julian Assange鈥檚 human rights, and who are appalled at the government鈥檚 lack of action in the face of extraordinary and unprecedented abuse of the rights of one of its citizens.
Many people from around the country and overseas sent messages of support and messages to the government, including a number of prominent people.
The Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney released this statement on November 26.
An important trial concerning the right to protest was adjourned on November 28 after it went longer than the single day scheduled for the hearing.
Perth activist Kamala Emanuel was with refusing to obey a police direction to leave a legal and peaceful protest against gas "fracking" in April.
Around Australia, proponents of neoliberalism have led attacks on tertiary education an ideological onslaught against the idea of well-funded public education.
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In July, Fred Hilmer, vice-chancellor of UNSW and chair of the Group of 8 Universities, a coalition of university managements, called for total fee deregulation and 鈥渃utting red tape鈥.
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Federal independent MPs, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, have put pressure on the Julia Gillard's government to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and to slash so called 鈥渕iddle class welfare鈥 entitlements.
It is a common refrain, repeated in Facebook memes and exploited in any number of corporate ads: 鈥淏e yourself! Celebrate who you are!鈥 Which is all well and good, but what if you are a bastard?
For instance, I don't actually think Alan Joyce should keep on 鈥渂eing himself鈥. The union-bashing Qantas CEO, who last year locked out his entire workforce, just can't seem to control his anti-worker impulses 鈥 announcing in recent weeks that would be slashed.
Two spectacular banner drops on Sydney's Darling Harbour Convention Centre exposed some of the "dirty deeds" of the world's biggest mining company, BHP Billiton.
Environmentalists and Aboriginal rights supporters rallied outside the company鈥檚 annual general meeting on November 29 to highlight the billions of dollars profit BHP makes annually from the dirty energy sector, inclduing uranium, coal, oil and coal seam gas.
A by a leading member of the US International Socialist Organisation, Sharon Smith, represents an important contribution the discussions of socialists and activists on women鈥檚 liberation.
The struggle for socialism is a unifying struggle that encompasses many other movements to end all forms of oppression and exploitation. All progressive struggles are the business of socialists and socialist parties. At the same time, all struggles are strengthened by Marxist-educated, highly conscious activists.
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