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“It’s Going To Ruin Us” according to mining companies
The latest in the Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) debate is from the Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union (CFMEU), and produced by Manic Times Studios. Manic Times Studios has produced some excellent YouTube videos for progressive…
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The Outbreak Of Self Immolating Republicans
To set up a wave election you need a compelling national reason to fire the party in control of the Congress. Republicans have been looking for anything to make this happen. They believed that the Health Insurance Reform bill would be the ticket, however,…
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It’s time to put something back
This video is a beginning to the counter-strike, launched by the Australian Workers' Union, against the resources sector scare campaign.
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Tech4Change: Giving voice to the experience of poverty and change
This piece in support of ActionAid Australia's Project TOTO latest initiative Tech4Change Blog Day action. I've written a lot about technology and how it can be used for social and progressive change.
Tony Abbott Will Bring Back WorkChoices
The latest advertisement from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
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Ward Exceeds Over 100 Online Donors
via Cam Ward
Rep. Cam Ward exceeded his goal of raising over 100 online donation for the month of September.
Net filtering and ECD
Late last week there was a great story about anonymous online activists using electronic civil disobedience (ECD) to express their outrage at the continued effort to censor the Internet by Australian Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy and the…
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Queensland’s Stolen Wages
Now this isn't the first time I've blogged about stolen wages, and you can rest assured knowing it won't be the last time either. On this particular occasion it's the issue of Queensland's stolen wages. Just to fill you in; in 2002, former Premier…
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International Youth Day
There are many things in the world that tend to be over looked far too often in debates surrounding climate change. One of those things are young people. It might sound like a cliche but young people are the future and we are the custodians of their…
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Indigenous health is a priority issue
The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed release of the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission (NHHRC) Report and its recognition of Indigenous health as a priority issue.
politics4all.com/users/alexschlotzer/blog/3312-indigenous-health-is-a-priority-issue
Campaigns strain to control message online?
Do campaigns struggle to control their message online with so many social media sites? What should they do?
Iran: Release Protest Detainees
The Iranian situation continues and there still remains not nearly enough international attention or urgency. While there remain human rights abuses, the international community seems to be remarkably silent. And like the international community's…
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Human rights and Iran
Human rights is something I am very passionate about and Iran is providing a flashpoint for global attention on human rights. I'm tempted to rant about how democracy and human rights are being trampled in Iran, but I'd rather readers think about human…
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Blogging for change in Iran
The debate about whether blogging is a legitimate tool for political action and/or change will continue to rage. But at the moment there is a need to ensure there continues to be a momentum of discussion and commentary about what is happening in Iran.
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Climate Emergency rally update
We figured that it would be good to post something to follow up the live blog; we took some pictures and some video. Thank you to the thousands of people that turned up for the rally, the figure was put at 3,000. This is a pretty good effort since it was…
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From self-respect comes dignity and from dignity comes hope
Seventeen years have passed since the Mabo case overturned the long-held legal untruth of terra nullius in Australia, but many more truths still remain to be embraced if we are to honour the legacy of Koiki Mabo, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Climate Emergency Rally Live Blog
At 1pm, Saturday, June 13 there will be a Climate Emergency rally (and march to Treasury Gardens) at the State Library, Melbourne, but if you can't make it you can follow along with the live blog. I'll be in the thick of it tapping away to deliver you an…
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Another national shame: OHS
I've been a long time member of the Rights at Work email list and have followed the various campaigns that have been run through the site. This post is not a critique of the site but a comment about a current campaign.
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10c Deposit Scheme Live Blog
The Greens have introduced legislation for a 10c returnable deposit on all disposable drink containers in Victoria. It's currently before the state parliament and is scheduled to be debated next month. The scheme would lift recycling rates from 49% to 83%…
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Brimbank Council shamed yet again
There's not much that hasn't been said about the nepotism, corruption and outside political influences and retribution. Brimbank is well known to be a basket case of branch stacking and ballot stacking. Each local government election has an…
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