The following letter by Greens leader Bob Brown was sent to Murdoch’s Herald Sun newspaper: Dear Editor, Andrew Bolt has blood on his hands. He stridently insisted on the invasion and killings in Iraq which led to millions fleeing. Some of those millions ended up in the ocean off Christmas Island on Wednesday. Andrew Bolt’s…
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Australia and Canada working together to kill Afghans (and private firms keen to help out)
This is an explosive story that appears to have received no coverage in Australia. So many questions need to be asked. The privatisation of war, the targeting of so-called insurgents by Australians and the involvement of Israeli equipment: Canadian aircrew played a significant, largely unheralded role in helping Australia get its unmanned aerial vehicle program…
The mad rush for privatising everywhere
Privatisation fundamentalists never rest. It’s a religion, with politicians and many in the media believing (aka pretending) that “efficiency” will be achieved by selling off public assets. Dream on, suckers. One: The Federal Government has quietly privatised its migrant language services across a large section of Sydney, drawing a furious response from teachers who will…
Let’s start counting; how many Aussie politicians or advisers are leaking to US?
Another day and more information about Canberra’s almost authoritarian desire to suck up to Washington. Please America, protect us from invasion by (insert country here but make sure it’s full of brown people): Julia Gillard’s speechwriter has been a confidential source of information for United States embassy officials in Australia. US diplomatics cables released by…
Both sides of politics see asylum seekers as non-people
Australia’s depravity over asylum seekers is revealed even by the US, a nation fond of demonising refugees: Secret United States embassy cables have sharply criticised the handling of asylum seekers by the former prime minister Kevin Rudd and accused both Labor and the Coalition of playing partisan politics with the issue. The cables reveal that…
How many reporters are keeping secrets with secret meetings in Israel?
There is currently in Israel the largest Australian delegation ever to visit the Zionist state. Leading politicians and journalists are enjoying the pleasures of Israeli hospitality. The fact that so many people are visiting while Israel faces intense criticism over its racist policies proves the blindness of the Western elites when it comes to the…
Sydney police see their job as stopping pro-Wikileaks rally
This report from ZDNet today is an accurate representation of last night’s Wikileaks protest in Sydney. Thuggish police interrupting a legitimate and democratic rally to defend Julian Assange: Four men were arrested last night at a Sydney rally in aid of Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange. The NSW Police yesterday issued a letter (PDF)…
Hicks: Assange will never receive free trial in US
From a man who knows a few things about Australia abandoning its own citizens: Former… Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will never receive a fair trial if he is handed over to US authorities. Mr Hicks says he hopes the Australian government won’t abandon Mr Assange, as they did with…
BDS hits the Sydney suburbs
At Marrickville Council’s meeting last night [in inner Sydney], Greens, ALP… and an independent councillor united to adopt the following resolution moved by Greens Councillor Cathy Peters: “That: In particular recognition of its sister city relationship with Bethlehem and the strong support for this relationship from local progressive faith communities and other community members, Marrickville Council…
Defending Wikileaks faces Oprah-obsessed police force
Today’s rally for Wikileaks in Sydney was a success, apart from the excessively brutal police force seemingly determined to not allow citizens the right to protest in the streets. Before the event itself, the Sydney Morning Herald reported under the misleading headline, “We’ll march anyway; Wikileaks protesters to defy police” – suggesting the police were…