Sign the wikileaks petition
December 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Strongman Mine Disaster
November 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
When the armada went down, Philip of Spain wept. No one else wept? And the cost, who was it that paid? For every tale, the same questions Questions put by a worker who reads Bertolt Brecht The recent horrors of the mine disaster at Pike river in Aeotorea shows us the truism of the above. [...]
Workchoices, never again
August 20, 2010 by
In the final days of the election campaign, Tony Abbott and the Liberals continue ducking and dodging questions about their industrial relations agenda. On Tuesday night, in his last major interview with the ABC’s flagship 7.30 Report, Abbott was asked about his sudden change of heart about industrial relations. Worryingly, he didn’t rule out making [...]
Campaign Win for Red Gums
May 28, 2010 by
Historic decision protects the Murray River Red Gum Forests Following a campaign led by the Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association of NSW, the NSW Government has announced that they will protect the internationally important River Red Gum Forests – including the immediate protection of the iconic Millewa Forest. This is an historic conservation [...]
The Cockroaches of Collingwood
May 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Cockroaches are an ancient group, having remained relatively unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. Ancient they may be, but the mere mention of them is enough to turn my stomach. And it’s not just me. The residents of the Collingwood Flats have had it up to here with these nasty little brutes. The fast [...]
Make Abbott see the big picture
February 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Big polluters won’t pay, taxpayers will foot the bill, and Australian emissions will actually rise by 13% — that’s Tony Abbott’s proposal to tackle the climate crisis. Abbott can’t see the ‘big picture’ on climate change, but we can show him (and the nation) a picture too big to miss, and a message impossible to [...]
