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Keywords: Budget 2010

ENVIRONMENT

Climate action after Rudd
- Tony Kevin
- 04 May 2010
24 Comments
Rudd is technically correct that the opposition parties stymied his CPRS bills, but the buck stops with his disappointing climate policy leadership. Upon the failure of Australian parliamentary politics, we need now to find the courage to support mass non-violent public action modelled on Vietnam War protest.
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AUSTRALIA

Media's poor need a leg up too
- Michael Mullins
- 22 February 2010
2 Comments
As the $250 million 'gift' to free to air TV networks was announced, we heard that the Communications Minister had been fraternising in exclusive locations with Australia's richest media moguls. Perhaps Minister Conroy should now play pool at the local pub with a community radio station manager.
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AUSTRALIA

Haiti needs to be free
- Aurelien Mondon
- 05 February 2010
7 Comments
The Haitians need help, but are not a failed people. Two hundred years ago, Haiti became a beacon of light and freedom for all oppressed people. Colonialism was defeated, and the myth of white supremacy dealt a mortal blow. For this, the little country would pay.
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AUSTRALIA

Budget will test Labor's Indigenous commitment
- Myrna Tonkinson
- 11 May 2009
2 Comments
Any cuts made in this dire economic climate must exclude items for improving conditions for Indigenous Australians. This Budget will test the Government's determination to 'close the gap' between Indigenous Australians and the rest of the population.
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AUSTRALIA

Charting a course for the Philippines
- Fatima Measham
- 18 May 2007
Fatima Measham investigates the declining credibility of Filipino President Gloria Arroyo.
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AUSTRALIA

Catastrophe on Australia's doorstep (essay)
- Peter Cronau
- 16 October 2006
2 Comments
Barely reported by Australia's media, Papua New Guinea's AIDS crisis is on track to cause the collapse of the country's economy, with AusAID forcasting a 37.5% decline in the labour force by 2020.
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