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Venezuela's revolution discussed

On May 5, Nelson Davila, charge d’affairs for the Venezuelan embassy in Australia, travelled to Newcastle for a day of discussion about the history and progress of the Bolivarian revolution.

Nuclear weapons and 'fourth generation' reactors

“Integral fast reactors” and other “fourth generation” nuclear power concepts have been gaining attention, in part because of comments by US climate scientist James Hansen.

Peru: Indigenous uprising deepens

An uprising by the Amazonian indigenous people of Peru continues to grow and get more radical in the face of government inaction.

Tax office protest rallies

Fifteen hundred Australian Taxation Office (ATO) workers protested outside their workplaces around the country on May 7.

No war budget! Money for people and planet!

Ask an average Australian what they might hope the federal government would spend $300 billion on and the answer would hopefully be vast investment in new jobs and services, given we’re heading into recession, and reducing Australia’s climate change impact.

Always march in the streets and never give in!

This is an abridged version of the speech given to the Wollongong May Day march on May 2 by Fred Moore.

Workers to bear budget pain

The federal budget will be presented to parliament by Treasurer Wayne Swan on May 12. While Swan has been officially tight-lipped about its contents, he has already released significant details about the cuts to programs and government jobs the budget will hand down.

The criminality of the system

Corporate and White-Collar Crime
edited by John & Leonard Minkes
Sage
210 pages, $71.92(pb)

Rudd gambles with the planet

The Socialist Alliance condemns and totally rejects the Rudd governmentÂ’s modified proposal for a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) announced on May 4.

ACF — 'You lack a credible position'

Melbourne-based climate activist Pablo Brait sent the letter below to the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) on May 5.

Climate groups condemn gov't

Within 24 hours of the Rudd governmentÂ’s announcement of new changes to the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, 66 climate action groups signed a statement condemning the decision.

Fair fares now!

On April 29, the steps of Victorian Parliament were filled with the stomping feet of angry protesters. They had marched through the city demanding public transport concession fares for international and postgraduate students.