The Victorian government’s plan to build one of the biggest desalination plants in the world, in South Gippsland, appears at face value a solution to Victoria’s water crisis. Although it’s despite Labor’s election mandate of 2006 to outright reject the desalination plant.
By Kylie McGregor, Socialist Party

SP Newsletter No.266
Radical action on climate change was central to Labor’s 2007 election campaign. Yet the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) - which includes a dismal target of 5 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 - is a joke.

A new report from the Global Humanitarian Forum warns that we are in the middle of a “silent crisis” as climate change is killing 300,000 a year. Climate change and its effects are already impacting on the world. The report states that more than 300 million people are already seriously affected by climate change and [...]

Radical action on climate change was central to Labor’s 2007 election promises. The environment was second only to the scrapping John Howard’s Work Choices legislation. Not only has Rudd failed to get rid of the anti-worker laws, but the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) is a joke.
By Kylie McGregor, Socialist Party

An urgent programme to tackle climate change is desperately needed. The latest scientific evidence indicates that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading climate prediction body, has been conservative in its analysis. In fact, we face a rapidly deteriorating situation.
By Pete Dickenson, Socialist Party

Barack Obama put the environment at the centre of his US presidential election programme by pledging to bring in a ‘Green New Deal’ that could tackle the threat of climate change while generating many new jobs to combat the growing economic recession.
By Pete Dickenson, Socialist Party

The drought afflicting southern Australia has now been officially declared the worst since records began and global warming is to blame.
By Pete Mason, Socialist Party

SP member Yorran Pelekenakis recently interviewed RMIT academic and public transport advocate Paul Mees. Paul spoke to Yorran about the Victorian State Government commissioned Eddington Report and public transport in Melbourne.

Rising petrol prices, along with stagnant real wages is causing many working people to struggle to pay for basic necessities. At the same time, society faces a looming energy crisis.
By Katie Quarles

The Pakistani masses have now seen the back of another military dictator as General Musharraf finally resigned as President on Monday 18 August. His resignation ended the months-long speculation about his future. The streets erupted with jubilation as soon as he announced his resignation. The people started dancing with joy and tons of sweets were [...]