The October 23 acquittal of Jack Thomas from a terrorism charge highlights what is wrong with Australia鈥檚 anti-terror laws and the way they are being applied.
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Having 鈥渇ree鈥 and 鈥渇air鈥 multi-party elections is the United States鈥 main claim to democracy. But just how democratic is US capitalism?
On October 24, Palm Island community leader Lex Wotton was found guilty of 鈥渞iot with destruction鈥 in a trial where police were accused by the defence counsel of 鈥渓ying through their teeth鈥. Wotton is due to be sentenced on November 7.
Around the country on October 31, the annual Reclaim the Night (RTN) protests took place, demanding an end to violence against women. In Lismore, 200 women and children marched through the streets before rallying, along with male supporters, to hear activists and community leaders speak out
against violence.
Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union official Noel Washington appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on October 31. He is charged with refusing to be forcefully interrogated by the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
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On October 31, 50 people gathered outside the offices of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to protest against the powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Speakers at the action, organised by
More than 1000 protesters crammed into the entrance of Flinders Street Station on October 26 for the Community Rally for Sustainable Public Transport, and to oppose the Victorian state government聮s planned East-West road tunnel and extensions. These would result in massive destruction of homes and shift more trucks and commuter traffic into the suburbs.
Victoria聮s three largest community water campaign groups have united to campaign for sustainable alternatives to the state government聮s new water infrastructure projects.
Fudging workers' rights
Graham Matthews takes former justice Murray Wilcox to task for "fudging" the issue in his October 3 discussion paper on the ABCC (GLW #771). This is perhaps a little harsh 鈥 his job is precisely to fudge, rather than
On October 26, part of the roof of a multi-story Canberra building collapsed. The building is under construction in the city centre.
Teachers in New South Wales public schools are committed to an ongoing campaign of legal, political and industrial action to secure salary justice and maintain rights and conditions that have been achieved through past struggles.
Aboriginal rock art found on Western Australia聮s Burrup Peninsula is in danger of destruction. Friends of Australian Rock Art (FARA) released photographs showing the full extent of damage for the first time on October 25.
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