Headlines II Voices 4 Palestine II Defend the Wild Films II Rename Reservoir Library After Gaetano Greco Campaign II This is the Week II Don Sutherland in Cuba II

Headlines II here- Underpayment a red flag for modern slavery: new business guidanceUNSW Sydney 6-8-2026New research released today found two-thirds of temporary migrant workers across Australia are underpaid, with one in four losing at least $10 an hour. - Physical Disability Australia has told Senate hearings that NDIS reform cannot be built on the false premise that people with disability are a burden to be reduced, and has recommended an alternative approach that significantly reduces the NDIS debt without impacting supports. - New South Wales Police have dropped the remaining charges arising from Rising Tide's 2024 People's Blockade protest, where hundreds of people entered the water at Newcastle Harbour - the site of the world’s largest coal port - to protest coal export and its contribution to climate change. It comes after Climate Defenders Australia, who represented 117 of the arrestees, repeatedly petitioned Police to withdraw anti-protest charges after they failed to prosecute test cases, and were required to pay $73,000 in costs.- Winston Churchill exposed as a contributor in mass death of 3 million in Bengal Famine in 1943 as a strategic policy. But no blood on his hands campaign by grandson and other Lords causes early closure of exhibition. Question that is begged is if you cause murder for strategic reasons should you be allowed the moral high ground if you think it is appropriate action why do you squirm when history reflects the truth of the actions?Free Palestine party is a fake group of right wing provocateurs aiming to dupe Victorian electors - don’t be fooled by the disgusting cynical approach which exposes the true nature of right wing parties.US Senate committee holds Fauci - their chief medical officer during covid - in contempt as multiple outbreaks rage across the US according to the  World Socialist Web Site..Trump moves to take over US Postal System according to Intercept Voices 4 Palestine II hereFrom the Melb Rally for Palestine 2 Aug 2026A recent returnee from the West Bank gives a graphic report of her experience and the dire situation for the locals and the rabid unfettered behaviour of the settler colonialist supported by the IOF and the Government. Defend the Wild Films II hereFilm night & panel discussionSt Kilda Town Hall Friday Aug 14th Defend the Wild and Dingo Culture teamed with The Dingo Conservancy to showMoort Calling Dingo Back to Country &Landholders for Dingos’  film Wooleen: Utilising Dingoes as a Management ToolFollowed by panel discussion including:David Pollock from Wooleen WASonya Grant - Jirrbal rainforest Aboriginal woman National First Nations Dingo CoordinatorDr Daniel Hunter - cinematographer and ecosystem biologist.Rename Reservoir Library After Gaetano Greco Campaign II hereLaunching of a new campaign to rename the Reservoir Library after Gaetano Greco.This is the Week II hereComrade Kevin keeps us informed of the week that was in his typical satirical style.  Don Sutherland in Cuba II hereDon is in Havana- He is part of an Australian group of supporters who send supplies and donations to the children’s hospital dealing with cardiac health.Focus- Biggest consequences of Trump’s  escalationHow is Cuba dealing with the continued blockade?The Cuban Children’s Hospital Fund