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Timber industry leader calls for country of origin labeling on imported products
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Timber industry leader calls for country of origin labeling on imported products

ABC  

Timber industry advocates are calling for extra scrutiny after a quarter of products tested in a verification trial were found to be "potentially misleading". Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry acting director Madeleine Osborn said illegal logging was "one of the most profitable trans-border environmental crimes in the world", with devastating impacts on climate, nature and people. "Between 15 and …

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"Universal suicide": An imprisoned climate activist on why the fight for the planet still matters
2 months ago

"Universal suicide": An imprisoned climate activist on why the fight for the planet still matters

Salon  

Many people don’t need something as dramatic as Hurricane Milton to tell them our climate is spiraling out of control. And that's to do with how we frame things, not in a defeatist way of, “Oh, isn't it terrible they've done this, so we should all be suffering?” What we should be saying is “Good, they're imprisoning people. We need …

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Recorded calls from former Logan mayor Luke Smith's phone taps blocked from public release
3 months, 1 week ago

Recorded calls from former Logan mayor Luke Smith's phone taps blocked from public release

ABC  

Phone taps of convicted Logan mayor Luke Smith have been blocked from public release, despite the recordings being tendered in court. The then CCC chairman Alan MacSporran told a Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee inquiry in 2021 that phone taps were among evidence of a "concerted campaign", allegedly supported by Labor heavy-weight Jim Soorley, that affected Logan and had "tentacles …

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A five-year sentence for peaceful protest – necessary deterrence, or mindless authoritarianism?
5 months ago

A five-year sentence for peaceful protest – necessary deterrence, or mindless authoritarianism?

The Independent  

Amnesty International has expressed “alarm” at the four- and five-year sentences imposed on five Just Stop Oil protesters, which are thought to be the longest ever handed down for a peaceful demonstration. Roger Hallam, a co-founder of Just Stop Oil, was given a five-year prison sentence for his part in organising a protest in which 45 activists climbed gantries on …

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A progressive wave washed away the competition in Western Pennsylvania: How they did it and what it means
1 year, 7 months ago

A progressive wave washed away the competition in Western Pennsylvania: How they did it and what it means

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, Sara Innamorato continued her streak of victories, winning the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Executive. “What we showed them tonight, what we showed them in every single election cycle since we started is that the power of the people is greater than the people in power.” People will look at Allegheny County’s progressive movement and what it’s done …

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Two teenagers charged with murder of woman in Boxing Day home invasion at North Lakes, near Brisbane
1 year, 11 months ago

Two teenagers charged with murder of woman in Boxing Day home invasion at North Lakes, near Brisbane

ABC  

Two teenage boys have been charged with murder and attempted murder after a woman was killed at her home in north Brisbane on Boxing Day. Qld police: 'We need to work together as a community' Asked what message he would give to the community, Superintendent John Hallam says "this is a terribly sad day". Dog squad used to track down …

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Union warns of geographical ‘cold spots’ in access to humanities degrees
2 years, 5 months ago

Union warns of geographical ‘cold spots’ in access to humanities degrees

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Universities closing courses in the arts and humanities will mean …

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Man behind Insulate Britain's M25 blockade vows to humiliate Boris Johnson at UN climate conference
3 years, 3 months ago

Man behind Insulate Britain's M25 blockade vows to humiliate Boris Johnson at UN climate conference

Daily Mail  

The mastermind of the Insulate Britain group that has blocked the M25 three times this week is vowing to humiliate Boris Johnson at the UN climate conference. Priti Patel summons police chiefs to Zoom call and FINALLY reads them the riot act as she faces call to go after eco mob causes M25 chaos for THIRD time this week - …

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University rent strikers launch wave of building occupations across country
3 years, 8 months ago

University rent strikers launch wave of building occupations across country

The Independent  

“We have had to escalate the rent strike to just get them in the room, really,” a Sheffield Hallam student tellsThe Independent from an occupied building on campus. The group has also called for the university to end relationships with accommodation providers who do not offer students “substantial” rent rebates for the second term, which has been online for many …

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The true cost of resistance: Consider what happened to Julian Assange and Roger Hallam
4 years, 3 months ago

The true cost of resistance: Consider what happened to Julian Assange and Roger Hallam

Salon  

Two of the rebels I admire most, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher, and Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, are in jail in Britain. The list of rebels silenced or killed by ruling elites runs in a direct line from Socrates to the Haitian resistance leader Toussaint L'Ouverture, who led the only successful slave revolt in human history and …

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Casey coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne's south-east 'under control', Sutton apologises to Afghan community
4 years, 3 months ago

Casey coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne's south-east 'under control', Sutton apologises to Afghan community

ABC  

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says a COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne's south-east is coming under control, and has apologised for statements that caused some in the Afghan community to feel targeted this week. Key points: Professor Sutton said it was "inappropriate" of him to refer to the Afghan community when he was reflecting on a broader message on Monday …

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WATCH: Footage of Endangered Tigers Captured First Time in Four Years in Thailand
4 years, 4 months ago

WATCH: Footage of Endangered Tigers Captured First Time in Four Years in Thailand

News 18  

Conservationists have captured footage of endangered tigers in a region of western Thailand for the first time in four years. Released to coincide with Global Tiger Day, the images were captured as part of a joint monitoring program between Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, global wild cat conservation organization Panthera and the Zoological Society of London. …

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