Today's Fresh Blogs...

• New alliance to mount anti-nuclear election fight

  Published: August 13, 2007, 2:22 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, Electricity Energy Utilities, Indigenous, Environment, Alternative Energy, Conservation, Nuclear Issues, Government Politics, Elections, Federal Government, Activism Lobbying, Nuclear Energy, Australia, Alice Springs 0870

  Anti-nuclear campaigners say they are confident they can make the future of the nuclear industry in Australia an election issue.

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• APEC protests set to target major companies: Govt

  Published: September 5, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Government Politics, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  The New South Wales Government says APEC protesters are planning to target the offices of multinational corporations around Sydney today.

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• Olympics 'will be like Berlin under Hitler'

  Published: September 6, 2007, 12:20 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Foreign Affairs, Law Crime Justice, Rights, Human, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  A human rights rally in Sydney's Hyde Park has called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics and for APEC leaders to address human rights abuses in China.

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• Anti-APEC protesters lose black-list appeal

  Published: September 6, 2007, 10:44 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Law Crime Justice, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Sydney 2000

  A group of protesters black-listed from being involved in anti-APEC demonstrations, have lost their appeal to have their names taken off a list banning them from APEC declared areas.

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• Wanted G20 activist found in Sydney

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:08 pm

  Tags: Law Crime Justice, Crime, Activism Lobbying, Event, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000, Vic, Melbourne 3000

  A man wanted on charges over his participation in the G20 protests in Melbourne last year has been arrested in Sydney overnight.

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• Bare bums protest aims anti-Iraq war message at Bush

  Published: September 7, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000

  Around 50 people have bared their bottoms in protest against APEC and the visiting US President George W Bush.

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• Man arrested at Bush APEC protest

  Published: September 7, 2007, 2:15 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Law Crime Justice, Police, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Sydney 2000, Qld

  A 36-year old Queensland man has been arrested during an APEC demonstration in Sydney.

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• Anti-APEC march ends with 9 arrests

  Published: September 8, 2007, 12:31 am

  Tags: World Politics, Law Crime Justice, Crime, Police, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Australia, Sydney 2000

  The biggest march scheduled during the APEC summit has ended in central Sydney with nine arrests and injuries to two police officers.

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• Climate change banner unfurled on Bondi

  Published: September 9, 2007, 12:47 am

  Tags: Environment, Climate Change, Government Politics, Human Interest, People, Activism Lobbying, Apec 2007, Australia, Nsw, Bondi Beach 2026, Sydney 2000

  A political group has unfurled a massive banner about climate change on Sydney's Bondi Beach while an APEC spouses' lunch goes on nearby.

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• Wickets want water

  Published: September 10, 2007, 8:14 pm

  Tags: Drought, Local Government, State Parliament, Water, Activism Lobbying, Australia, Vic

  The State Government will consider a request to help save thousands of sporting grounds ravaged by the drought.

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• Builders Association stands firm on workplace reform

  Published: September 13, 2007, 1:30 am

  Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industrial Relations, Government Politics, Federal Government, Labor Party, Activism Lobbying, Australia

  The Master Builders Association (MBA) has put itself at odds with Federal Labor by indicating that workplace reform must continue.

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• New Aboriginal alliance vows to fight NT intervention

  Published: September 13, 2007, 11:31 pm

  Tags: Community Society, Discrimination, Indigenous, Government Politics, Federal Government, Laws, Activism Lobbying, Australia, Alice Springs 0870

  A new group has formed to fight the Federal Government's intervention in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, saying the legislation is racist and aimed at assimilation.

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• Anti-war protesters gather in Sydney CBD

  Published: September 15, 2007, 12:42 am

  Tags: Government Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Activism Lobbying, Sydney 2000

  About 50 people have gathered outside the United States Consulate in Sydney's CBD, protesting against the Iraq war.

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• Worldwide protests put focus on Darfur

  Published: September 16, 2007, 6:36 am

  Tags: World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Activism Lobbying, Sudan, United Kingdom

  Protests are to take place in 30 countries in the coming hours to highlight the crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur, where at least 200,000 people have died in more four and a half years of conflict.

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• Police investigate North-South pipe sabotage claims

  Published: September 17, 2007, 3:19 am

  Tags: Disasters Accidents, Drought, Government Politics, Activism Lobbying, Australia, Vic, Goulburn Weir 3608

  Police are investigating allegations that opponents of the north-south pipeline plan to vandalise offices and block major highways.

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