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Protest Obama: promising peace, delivering warPip Hinman United States President Barack Obama’s planned stopover in Australia on March 23 is scheduled to take place around the time of the seventh anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq on March 20. The visit aims to underscore the close relationship between the world’s biggest military superpower and its Australian deputy in the Asia Pacific. It provides an important opportunity to protest the US’ (and Australia’s) war policies. Continue reading for details of rallies in your city. [MORE]Related links:Climate Change
Come to the Climate Action Summit!Australia's second Climate Action Summit will be held in Canberra this weekend, March 13-15. Since the groundbreaking first conference in 2009, an ongoing national network of over 100 grassroots organisations has been set up, further strengthening the movement. Check out the links below for information about the summit, and ongoing discussions in the climate movement. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights
NT nuclear waste dump — traditional owners say noNatalie Wasley, Alice Springs Federal resources minister Martin Ferguson announced on February 23 that he intends to pursue plans for a national radioactive waste repository at Muckaty, 120km north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. Ferguson’s media release asserted that he was restoring “fairness” to the difficult issue of managing Australia’s radioactive waste. Elements of the minister’s announcement do just that — in particular, the repeal of the 2005-06 Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act, extraordinary legislation that permitted the imposition of a dump in the absence of any consultation with, or consent from, traditional owners. [MORE]Related links:Workers' Rights
Should unions leave Labor?Tim Gooden Congratulations to Victorian Electrical Trades Union secretary Dean Mighell for his frank comment in the February 11 The Age ("Unions must leave Labor"). Unionists, including ALP members, must not be afraid to have this debate publicly. The troubled trade union movement cannot move forward if discussion is kept away from rank-and-file members. [MORE]Related links:International Solidarity
Haiti joint statement: 'Cancel the debt!'Joint statement by Asian and Australiasian left organisations in solidarity with the people of Haiti[To add your organisation's support, email: Ign Mahendra K at international@prp-indonesia.org.] January 27, 2010 -- On January 12, 2010, a 7.3 Richter scale earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The earthquake caused great destruction and 200,000 people are thought to be dead. Further, 3 million Haitians have been rendered homeless by the quake, which also damaged many public service buildings, such as hospitals and schools. [MORE]Related links:Refugee Rights
Regional left groups statement on Tamil refugeesRespect human rights - free the refugees!Reject Australia's 'Indonesian solution'!
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