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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Former Olympic and world champion of cycling, Stuart O'Grady of Australia, right, meets Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd International Forum Peace and Sport in Monaco, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. In background is   US former high jumper champion Dick Fosbury. 30-athletes were meeting in...
Former Olympic and world champion of cycling, Stuart O'Grady of Australia, right, meets Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd International Forum Peace and Sport in Monaco,...   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 16, 2009 photo released by the Australian Antarctic  Division, an iceberg is seen behind a lying elephant seal at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island's east coast, in the Southern Ocean 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is very rare to see icebergs from...
In this Nov. 16, 2009 photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division, an iceberg is seen behind a lying elephant seal at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island's east coast, in the Southern Ocean 1,500 kilometers...   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 16, 2009 photo released by the Australian Antarctic  Division, an iceberg is seen at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island's east coast, in the Southern Ocean 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is very rare to see icebergs from Macquarie Island and is uncommon...
In this Nov. 16, 2009 photo released by the Australian Antarctic Division, an iceberg is seen at Sandy Bay on Macquarie Island's east coast, in the Southern Ocean 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) southeast...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Smith is on a official visit to Cuba.  (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Smith is on a official visit to Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)   (Associated Press)
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, right, and Cuba's Vice Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez smile after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.  Smith is on an official visit to Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, right, and Cuba's Vice Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez smile after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Jose Marti monument in Havana, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. ...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, left, shakes hands with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.  Smith is on a official visit to Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, left, shakes hands with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Smith is on a official visit to Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, a female kangaroo and her joey are seen in suburban Sydney, Australia. An Australian man was in stable condition Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his...
FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, a female kangaroo and her joey are seen in suburban Sydney, Australia. An Australian man was in stable condition Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, after...   (Associated Press)
In this Photo supplied by the Perth Zoo, out for the first time since birth, the as-yet-unnamed female four-week-old critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan and her mother at Perth Zoo in Western Australia, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The baby was born at 10:40 am on Oct. 20 to 39-year-old mother,...
In this Photo supplied by the Perth Zoo, out for the first time since birth, the as-yet-unnamed female four-week-old critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan and her mother at Perth Zoo in Western Australia,...   (Associated Press)
In this Photo supplied by the Perth Zoo, out for the first time since birth, the as-yet-unnamed female four-week-old critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan and her mother at Perth Zoo in Western Australia, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The baby was born at 10:40 am on Oct. 20 to 39-year-old mother,...
In this Photo supplied by the Perth Zoo, out for the first time since birth, the as-yet-unnamed female four-week-old critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan and her mother at Perth Zoo in Western Australia,...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by whalewatchingsydney.net, a humpback whale calf just off manly in Sydney, Australia, Thursday Nov. 19, 2009, breeches the water in front of a small whale watching boat. (AP Photo/www.whalewatchingsydney.net, Jonas Liebschner)
In this photo released by whalewatchingsydney.net, a humpback whale calf just off manly in Sydney, Australia, Thursday Nov. 19, 2009, breeches the water in front of a small whale watching boat. (AP Photo/www.whalewatchingsydney.net,...   (Associated Press)
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation surgery of the conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.  The Australian doctors successfully...
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation...   (Associated Press)
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, a team of 16 surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation surgery of the conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia....
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, a team of 16 surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the...   (Associated Press)
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Trishna from her conjoined twin...
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian...   (Associated Press)
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Krishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Krishna from her conjoined twin...
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Krishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian...   (Associated Press)
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation surgery of the conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.  The Australian doctors successfully...
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation...   (Associated Press)
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, a team of 16 surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the separation surgery of the conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia....
In this photo taken from the video provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, a team of 16 surgeons and nurses are seen inside the operating room at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the...   (Associated Press)
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks at a ceremony in the Australian capital of Canberra, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, where he issued an apology to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from...
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks at a ceremony in the Australian capital of Canberra, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, where he issued an apology to thousands of impoverished British children shipped...   (Associated Press)
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, comforts a man attending a ceremony in the Australian capital of Canberra, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, where Rudd issued an apology to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands...
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, comforts a man attending a ceremony in the Australian capital of Canberra, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, where Rudd issued an apology to thousands of impoverished...   (Associated Press)
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Trishna from her conjoined twin...
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian...   (Associated Press)
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Krishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate Krishna from her conjoined twin...
In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Krishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. A team of Australian...   (Associated Press)
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Minnesota Timberwolves' Nathan Jawai, left, of Australia, Al Jefferson, center, Ryan Hollins, second from right, Jonny Flynn, right, sit on the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves set a record with their worst start...
Minnesota Timberwolves' Nathan Jawai, left, of Australia, Al Jefferson, center, Ryan Hollins, second from right, Jonny Flynn, right, sit on the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against...   (Associated Press)
Former Olympic  and World champion of cycling, Stuart O'Grady of Australia, left, meets Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd International Forum for Peace and Sport in Monaco, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Some athletes were meeting in Monaco to announce the launch of the Champions...
Former Olympic and World champion of cycling, Stuart O'Grady of Australia, left, meets Prince Albert II of Monaco during the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd International Forum for Peace and Sport in Monaco,...   (Associated Press)
Former Olympic  and World champion of cycling, Bradley Mc Gee of Australia, left, meets Prince Albert II of Monaco during the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Forum for Peace and Sport in Monaco, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Some athletes were meeting in Monaco to announce the launch of the...
Former Olympic and World champion of cycling, Bradley Mc Gee of Australia, left, meets Prince Albert II of Monaco during the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Forum for Peace and Sport in Monaco,...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Ryan Cross is tackled by Cardiff Blues' Richard Mustoe and Sam Norton-Knight during the tour match at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo / David Davies, PA)
Australia's Ryan Cross is tackled by Cardiff Blues' Richard Mustoe and Sam Norton-Knight during the tour match at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo / David Davies, PA)   (Associated Press)
Australia's Kurtley Beale is caught by Cardiff Blues' Gavin Evans, left, during the tour match at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo / David Davies/PA)
Australia's Kurtley Beale is caught by Cardiff Blues' Gavin Evans, left, during the tour match at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo / David Davies/PA)   (Associated Press)
FILE - Professional cyclist Gianni Da Ros in a January 2009 file photo taken at the Down Under Tour near Adelaide, Australia. Da Ros received a 20-year ban Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, for doping, one of the stiffest sanctions imposed by the Italian Olympic Committee. Da Ros was arrested in...
FILE - Professional cyclist Gianni Da Ros in a January 2009 file photo taken at the Down Under Tour near Adelaide, Australia. Da Ros received a 20-year ban Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, for doping, one of the...   (Associated Press)
Blair Evans of Australia swims in the women's 400-meter freestyle event which she won during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Blair Evans of Australia swims in the women's 400-meter freestyle event which she won during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)   (Associated Press)
Jessicah Schipper of Australia swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly event which she won during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Jessicah Schipper of Australia swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly event which she won during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)   (Associated Press)
Marieke Guehrer of Australia swims in the women's 100-meter backstroke event which she won during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Marieke Guehrer of Australia swims in the women's 100-meter backstroke event which she won during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)   (Associated Press)
Robert Hurley of Australia swims in the men's 1500-meter freestyle event which he won, during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Robert Hurley of Australia swims in the men's 1500-meter freestyle event which he won, during the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)   (Associated Press)
Scotland's Sean Lamont, left, Nic de Luca, center, and Alex Grove celebrate after winning against Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Scotland's Sean Lamont, left, Nic de Luca, center, and Alex Grove celebrate after winning against Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield...   (Associated Press)
Scotland's Allan Jacobsen, left, Dougie Hall, center, and Kyle Traynor celebrate after defeating Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Scotland's Allan Jacobsen, left, Dougie Hall, center, and Kyle Traynor celebrate after defeating Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Wycliff Palu is carried of the field by stretcher after sustaining an injury during the International Rugby Union test match against Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Australia's Wycliff Palu is carried of the field by stretcher after sustaining an injury during the International Rugby Union test match against Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Scotland's Alex Grove, left, celebrates as Australia's Dean Mumm looks on after Scotland's victory during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Scotland's Alex Grove, left, celebrates as Australia's Dean Mumm looks on after Scotland's victory during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium,...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Rocky Elsom, left, and Sekope Kepu react after losing against Scotland during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Australia's Rocky Elsom, left, and Sekope Kepu react after losing against Scotland during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland....   (Associated Press)
Scotland players celebrate after winning against Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Scotland players celebrate after winning against Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21,...   (Associated Press)
Australian flyhalf Matt Giteau (right) reacts after he misses a conversion kick which would have won the match for Australian during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Australian flyhalf Matt Giteau (right) reacts after he misses a conversion kick which would have won the match for Australian during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia...   (Associated Press)
Australian flyhalf Matt Giteau takes and misses a conversion kick which would have won the match for Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Australian flyhalf Matt Giteau takes and misses a conversion kick which would have won the match for Australia during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Stephen Moore, center, is tackled by Scotland's John Barclay during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Australia's Stephen Moore, center, is tackled by Scotland's John Barclay during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Australia's Quade Cooper, left, is tackled by Scotland's Graeme Morrison during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
Australia's Quade Cooper, left, is tackled by Scotland's Graeme Morrison during the International Rugby Union test match between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
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  • Rudd’s CPRS wont solve the problem: radical climate action needed now

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    Could the government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) get any worse? The unfortunate answer is yes. It can, it has already and it’s likely to get worse still before parliament ends for the year. More »

  • Rudd outsources cruelty: refugees are not criminals

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    The brutal nature of the Rudd Labor government’s “Indonesian solution” to deal with asylum seekers was revealed on November 15 when the Indonesian coastguard fired upon a boat carrying 61 Afghan asylum seekers headed towards Australia. Two of the passengers were shot and injured. More »

  • Fight for equal love gets stronger

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    In 2004, the Coalition government, with Labor support, banned marriage for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. This year, the Greens introduced the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill to federal parliament, to try to overturn the ban. More »

  • Heatwaves an ominous sign

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    Adelaide's Central Bus Station is an austere but pleasing building built recently near the middle of town. No longer merely for coach travellers, the structure is now to be Adelaide's version of the New Orleans Superdome — a place of public refuge from what threatens, in time, to be another full-scale natural catastrophe. More »

  • Socialist campaign brings change to Fremantle

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    Justine Kamprad is a co-convenor of the Fremantle Socialist Alliance, and was the campaign director for the October 17 Fremantle City Council elections, in which socialist Sam Wainwright was elected with 33.44% of the vote. More »

  • Foro Social Latinoamericano: Spanish-language supplement

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    Green Left Weekly is delighted to publish the first edition of Latin America Social Forum (Foro Social Latinamericano), a Spanish-language supplement to be produced regularly by the Latin America Social Forum in Sydney. It can be read online, with a longer introduction about hte publication in English, here. More »

  • Open letter to Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Honduras — please add your name

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    Please ciruclate and add your name to this letter by emailing weekly.greenleft@gmail.com More »

  • Burma: Karen people face starvation and uncertainty

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    “There’s no village”, 75-year-old Sam Telly said. “I’m from a hiding place.” More »

  • Chavez: Only US withdrawal can ensure peace in LA

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on November 15 that the only “practical solution” to tensions with neighbouring Colombia, which escalated as a result of an October 30 military pact between the US and Colombian governments, is an “immediate” end to the deal. More »

  • Honduras: Regime’s electoral circus rejected

    Green Left Weekly | 11/26/2009 5:10:13 PM

    The article published below is by Santiago Reyes, a representative of the Honduras National Front of Resistance Against the Coup (FNRG) based in Australia. It has been translated from Spanish by Anabel Morales. More »

Sources:
The Brisbane Times
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian
Green Left Weekly
News.com.au National News
News.com.au Top News
The Age National Headlines
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