Archive for April 2020
Julian Assange
Julian Assange Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, came to prominence in 2010 after the leaking of sensitive information regarding US war crimes in the Middle East. The Chelsea Manning US intelligence leak contained a video of a US helicopter killing 18 people including two Reuters journalists. Free Julian Assange Following years of work by…
Read Moretakayna/Tarkine
takayna/Tarkine The takayna/Tarkine region of north western Tasmania is home to one of the last undisturbed tracts of Gondwanan rainforest in the world and a place where Tasmanian Aboriginal people have a continuing relationship with the land. The coastline is a cultural heritage landscape, with an abundance of high density living sites including midden deposits,…
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The Tamar The kanamaluka/Tamar River, part of Tasmania’s longest river system, has for many years been the centre of concern over environmental neglect and degradation in northern Tasmania. While the Tamar Valley is a beautiful region with wineries, agriculture and tourism, the river continues to suffer from pollution and poor water quality. We respectfully acknowledge…
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Green New Deal Ecological sustainability requires economic viability. Let’s take communities with us to a green new future. An Environmental, Social, Economic Crisis Australia is facing an environmental, social and economic crisis. We are in a climate emergency. Yet our government continues to expand rather than phase out fossil fuels. To make matters worse, too many of…
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