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POPSYouth Day laws 'undermine basic rights' Seems the Catholics feel more threatened than the APEC mob. "If I were to wear a t-shirt proclaiming that World Youth Day is a waste of public money in a World Youth Day-declared area, and I refuse to remove it when an officer, an authorised officer of the Rural Fire Service asks me to do so, then I'm potentially committing a criminal offence," she said.
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POPS15,000 pilgrims to pump up to $400,000 into economy Mr Joyce, whose parents Don and Brenda Joyce run Wangaratta Coachlines, estimated around $400,000 would be spent in the local community. "We believe this event will provide a fantastic boost for the local business community as we are spending dollars locally, rather than bringing everything into the town from external locations," he said. Equipment hire, catering, food and beverage, and fuel is being sourced locally, with several people employed as venue managers, and some 50 to 60 volunteers to be recruited from local parishes, schools and community groups. Mr Joyce, who has previously worked on the Commonwealth Games, World Swimming Championships and last year’s APEC meeting, said the event, which is expected to draw more than 220,000 pilgrims, has been a big challenge.
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POPSBALI: People Power Confronts Climate Change more...... The world is used to letting the US have its way, but not this time. The assembled delegations let loose a chorus of boos. Nation after nation took the floor and sounded the chords of outrage. Just like hundreds of thousands of Avaaz members told them to do, our leaders stood firm. Faced with this united front, the American representative asked to take the floor once more, and said simply, "The United States will join the consensus."
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POPSWorld poll tolls death knell for global warming denialists I really like my BBC climate change news feed I embedded into my Firefox browser. Love it. For example, coming up for quick air during a hard stint working, I mouseover the feed icon, to catch up on GW headlines of news pieces I may have missed over the last three weeks or so. Seems I missed a sweet moment of poignancy when Howard was hosting his fascist-fence APEC green-bath with Bush, selling us not just a non-solution to global warming, but an irritant. How else do you describe "aspirational goals"? Anyway, it seems the UN was finding out the rest of the world has moved on from the recalcitrance of the fossil-fuel friendly Coalition of the Unwilling:
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POPSThe Gentlemen's Club A clip from Manic Times, which is a new Australian site. May appeal to Onion readers and those who have had enough onions.
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POPSPeace by Debate and not Western Military Intervention, thank you... This makes sense... if the final objective is peace.... No call for for the cowboy bull-dozer army or other belligerent nations in need of a gymnasium for thier youth to let off steam..... Let them work off their excess energy and weight doing social work and cleaning up their own nation's messes...
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POPSClimate deal in danger Sign the climate petition and get us to half a million signatures for the APEC summit - we need binding global targets, not hot air and hope:
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POPSClimate change discussed at APEC meeting APEC is is the most important international meeting to date for achieving a commitment from the developed and developing countries to take steps toward reducing CO2 emissions. Meanwhile Greenpeace claims the aspirational targets for reducing emissions as "code for a political stunt". Australia lacks the credentials to deal with the issue because it still refuses to sign the Kyoto Protocol. The Government has no real concern for the environment, and has been advised that energy efficiency and clean coal are crucial to fighting climate change. The main agenda -- to sell more coal.
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POPSChaser busted at APEC The team has done brilliantly. They had the Canadian flag flying and even though the Canadians aren't participating in this event, they got through two security points with one of them claiming to be Osama. Bloody ripper mate!!!
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POPSWorld leaders meet at APEC After months of campaigning on domestic issues with the upcoming federal election, the focus is now on Australia's place on the world stage. Prime Minister John Howard believes the involvement of the United States is critical to the stability of the Asia-Pacific region and supports the deployment of Australian troops to Iraq. In contrast Opposition leader Kevin Rudd, while a supporter of the of the US alliance, is at odds with Mr Bush over keeping troops in Iraq. Could this stance be a vote wiinner?
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POPSRussia safe for N-fuel: Downer Russia safe for nuclear energy? I'd like to see that. Priceless? This minister will say anything to make the organ grinders happy. Chernobyl, uranium on the black market, and I thought Bush had organized a new "cold War" with his rocket bases. Safe for n-fuel? No furries!
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POPSDowner plays down climate change rift with Malaysia Downer is our Foreign Minister who refuses to believe his ideas are not perfect. He is also pushing the Bush line on everything. A proper lackie. Australia has arrogantly set itself to be the leader and decision maker for all in this area. It is what business has told them to do. There will be a push on nuclear energy before the meeting finishes. When Downer says fruitful, he means business connections have been set up for his cronies.
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POPSTroops back Libs on Iraq war, says Nelson The dotard and his sidekick (Mr stuff-it-up) are clutching at straws. They could only win the election with the army. and despite following orders with regard to Iraq involvement, only the political soldiers could be thinking it. The soldiers are there for the extra pay. They know that any post war health problems will be ignored by the forces and as vets they will be given nothing but penalty rates (recent history shows).
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POPSAPEC attire creates fashion headache We have traditional dress but the prime minister is such a racist that he won't even acknowledge aborigines unless he can score political points. White supremacy seems to be high on his list for Australia.
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