Archive for November, 2011

Court overturns spouse’s right to silence

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Policewoman a reluctant hero after man’s near-fatal fall on train tracks

Detective Sergeant Raelene Langdon jumped from the Edgewater train station platform to rescue the man who fell in front of a train. Photo: Aja Styles. An off-duty policewoman put herself at risk as she climbed onto electrified train tracks to stop the blood flow from a 34-year-old father’s severed leg, after he fell under a […]

Civil unions bill gets ‘gold-plated arm chair ride’

The Liberal National Party and independents have failed to prevent the debate on same-sex civil unions from going ahead in Queensland Parliament tonight, despite complaints the legislation had enjoyed “a gold-plated arm chair ride”. Labor’s Leader of the House Judy Spence this afternoon moved a motion to allow the debate to proceed tonight, relaxing the […]

Senate wants moratorium on CSG projects

Updated November 30, 2011 17:34:13 Photo: The committee says gas production should be excluded from productive agricultural land. (Eastern Star Gas) A Senate committee has called for a moratorium on future coal seam gas (CSG) projects in in key parts of Queensland and New South Wales until studies into the impact on groundwater have been […]

Two killed as plane explodes into flames at Mundubbera

Video Image Police and forensic units examine the crash site where a single-engine plane crash-landed. Police officers inspect the wreckage of a plane that crashed killing two people at Munduberra. Picture: John Wilson Source: The Courier-Mail TWO people have been burned beyond recognition after a fiery plane crash in regional Queensland this morning. Around 7.40am, […]

Australian Islamic College bans Billal Zraika’s afro hairstyle

Go the fro … Billal Zraika, 13 / Pic: David Marshall Source: The Daily Telegraph No mo fro … Billal after his haircut / Pic: David Marshall Source: The Daily Telegraph A PEAK body has defended a school’s decision to threaten a student with expulsion unless he cut his afro hairstyle . Association of Independent […]

Prostitute not a reward, Medich tells ICAC

PROPERTY tycoon Ron Medich has denied to an inquiry that he organised a prostitute for a NSW minister as a reward for the MP setting up a meeting with energy executives. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating whether former energy minister Ian MacDonald received the services of an escort called Tiffanie in exchange […]

Woman faces court over daughter’s death in Cairns

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Police say dead kayakers lacked experience

Tim Callanan Updated November 30, 2011 14:43:08 The pair set out from the Sandringham Yacht club yesterday and went missing in bad weather. Police say the two kayakers who drowned on Port Phillip Bay during bad weather were very inexperienced. The bodies of the two men, aged 36 and 40, were found this morning. One […]

Naval officer spanked junior sailor to ‘test her obedience’, court told

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European MP’s suspect Manning is being tortured

Outrage over the treatment of Bradley Manning has peaked nearly two years after he was first put in federal custody. Now 50 members of European parliament are urging the US to allow the UN’s special rapporteur on torture access to the soldier. Less than a month before a pre-trial hearing for Bradley Manning is slated […]

Military contractor launches smear campaign against Medal of Honor hero

For serving his country in Afghanistan, Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor this year. Now only two months later, he is taking a military contractor to court for fabricating claims that he says is making it impossible to get work. After fighting the Taliban overseas, Meyer left active duty in 2010 only to […]

‘Not gay enough’ ballplayers get the shaft

After a San Francisco gay sports league told three bisexual men that they couldn’t play ball, a national alliance for homosexual athletics is awarding the players an undisclosed sum to settle a discrimination lawsuit. Steven Apilado, Laron Charles and John Russ were part of the San Francisco Gay Softball League for years; until they were […]

Judge won’t let Citigroup get away with fraud

In a historic blow to the big banks, a federal judge this week issued a landmark decision by shutting down Citigroup Inc’s offer of settling Securities and Exchange Commission complaints with a measly $285 million. The SEC and Citigroup stood to cut a deal that would keep the banking giant from admitting that they defrauded […]

The New Authoritarianism

The New Authoritarianism: From Decaying Democracies to Technocratic Dictatorships and Beyond   by James Petras   Introduction We live in a time of dynamic, regressive, regime changes. A period in which major political transformations and the dramatic roll back of a half century of socio-economic legislation are accelerated by a prolonged and deepening economic crises […]

The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy

  By Naomi Wolf, Guardian UK   He Thought He Was Exercising Some Authority – But Got Suspended Along with the UC Davis Police Chief US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS protesters in cities across the nation this past […]

“We’ll Occupy” The 99% is Pissed and We Will Not Be Dismissed!

This Is Not The Way America Is Suppose to Be…      Here are some of the lyrics courtesy of Freaked out Nation: We’ll protest on, with catchy phases, We’re going global From London to Uc Davis, If you think that your batons are going to get us to go home GO on and hit […]

Party May Be Ending Or Just Beginning For The Big Guy

by Michael Farrell   “We have a besetting sin today in our politics where people think that you show your depth of commitment to a cause by rigidity, not just by rigidity, but impugning the motives of those on your side who try to get something done.” –Barney Frank There is some universe where Hank […]

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for Nov. 29, 2011

Here’s Today’s Department of Defense Contract Awards   AIR FORCE Twenty-five companies are being awarded a total maximum $4,700,000,000 multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract. Small business awards go to Apogee Solutions, Inc., Chesapeake, Va. (FA4890-12-D-0001); Avanco International, Inc., McLean, Va. (FA4890-12-D-0002); Blue Force, L.L.C., Hampton, Va. (FA4890-12-D-0003); Catapult Consultants, L.L.C., Arlington, Va. (FA4890-12-D-0004); ComCon Technologies, […]

Israeli Spy and American Traitor Jonathan Pollard – Pressure Building for His Release

  Why Has CIA Chief James Woolsey Betrayed the Intelligence Community and His Country? The American-Israel Lobby has the full court press on to get Pollard released with a Christmas pardon. They feel that Obama is vulnerable heading into an election year. It’s big squeeze time. (Editorial note:  Why would Pollard be kept in prison […]

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