Monthly Archives: June 2010
Pix: Mother, child in hospital after Fortitude Valley collision
Two pedestrians, a mother and her approximately 5 year old child, have been taken to the Royal Brisbane Hospital after being struck during a two car collision in Fortitude Valley. A police spokesman said two cars, one travelling along Brunswick … Continue reading
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Simon Crean’s appointment as the new Workplace Relations and Education Minister
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PNG Attorney-General attempts to ban all public discussion on environmental law changes
Papua New Guinea's Attorney-General, Mr Ano Pala, has ordered citizens of that country to stop discussing controversial amendments to the Environment Act, reports the newspaper The National. The amendments meant that approval for resource projects cannot be challenged in court, … Continue reading
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ASIO to be given powers to tap phones and internet for State Police
The Federal Attorney-General, Mr Robert McLelland, introduced a bill into Parliament on Thursday which would allow State police forces to ask ASIO to tap phones for them. In his speech introducing the Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill, … Continue reading
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No charges over death of Aboriginal man in fifty degree heat in prison van
The ABC reports that no-one will be charged over the death of an Aboriginal man in Western Australia in 2008. The man was being driven in a prison van with no air-conditioning in which the temperature reached fifty degrees Celcius. … Continue reading
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Wave of strikes in Greece over new labour and pension laws
The libcom.org website reports that a wave of strikes has hit Greece while the government delays plans to introduce laws that would cut pensions and make it easier to sack workers. Greek unions have called a general strike for tomorrow.
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Pro-Choice Rally at Parliament House, Brisbane, 9am Sat Jun 26
A pro-choice rally will be held outside Parliament House in Brisbane on Saturday June 26. The rally is being organised by the Pro-Choice Action Collective to protest Cherish Life's annual conference which is being held in the Parliamentary Annex on … Continue reading
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