Drop the Charges Against Lex Wotton! - Melbourne Speakout

The Indigenous Social Justice Association—Melbourne called a speakout
in support of Lex Wotton on Saturday 22 Sept 07 at the old GPO to
coincide with a rally being held at the same time in Redfern. As well
as speeches from some of the groups supporting the rally, there was a
message from Sam Watson, Indigenous activist and Senate candidate for
Queensland. Watch the YouTube video.

More
than 100 anti-nuclear activists from six European countries met in
Dortmund, Germany, on Saturday (22 Sep) for a uranium conference,
reported the Aktionsbündnis Münsterland gegen Atomanlagen on IndyMedia Germany.

The
Victorian State ALP Government are introducing specific laws targetting
graffiti in Victoria, despite Melbourne's global reputation for its
graffiti and in particular stencil graffiti artists. The Graffiti Prevention Bill 2007 has been attacked as heavy handed by Julian Burnside QC, president of Liberty Victoria.

“Government and industry have been caught out. Logging levels in
Tasmania will double if the pulp mill goes ahead,” said Wilderness
Society campaigner, Geoff Law. “Gunns’ official figures give the lie to Government and industry
claims that logging levels won’t go up. If the pulp mill goes ahead,
woodchip production will sky-rocket from 3.4 million tonnes per annum
to nearly 7 million tonnes per annum.” The information comes from a cover letter to Gunn's shareholders dated 12 September 2007.

See also: Tell Mr Smith not to support Gunns' proposed pulp mill | Video: Tasmania's Clean Green Future: Too Precious To Pulp?

On Monday morning, 17th September, a group of cyclists left Canberra on the second leg of their mammoth journey from Rockhampton, QLD, to Adelaide. The group of concerned citizens, Cycle Against the Nuclear Cycle have spent the last 3 months visiting areas likely to be effected by the current federal governments plans to install nuclear power in Australia. "John Howard has asked for a fair and balanced debate on nuclear power, so we have decided what better way to do this than to visit communities and listen to peoples concerns directly" said spokesperson Beck Pearse.

“Point of order Mister Speaker: I have a Warrant for the arrest of John Howard, Alexander Downer, Philip Ruddock, & Brendan Nelson as War Criminals.” said anti-war activist Peter McGregor from the vistor's gallery in Federal Parliament on Wednesday Sept 19. Peter McGregor, a retired academic from Newcastle, was himself then arrested, & charged with ‘unlawful entry on inclosed lands’ & taken into custody.

On July 5th Mcgregor attempted a Citizens Arrest of Attorney-General Philip Ruddock as a War Criminal at a law symposium at the University of NSW.

Poll: Should John Howard, Phillip Ruddock, Alexander Downer, and Brendan Nelson be arrested and tried for War Crimes?

Yellow-cake John: Australia quietly signs up to nuclear club

Canberra, Monday 17 September 2007 - - Australian Greens Climate Change Spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, today condemned the Howard Government's action in signing up to the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership overnight, without making any public announcement of that act.