GLW issue 627, published 2005-05-23.

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Timor solidarity evening

MELBOURNE — On May 3, 100 people attended an "East Timor: Then and Now" evening organised by East Timor Women Australia, the Australia East Timor Association and the Timor Sea Justice Campaign. The featured speaker was Canadian filmmaker and

Forest plan: 'Two parts poison, one part champagne'

Alex Bainbridge, Hobart Tasmanian Labor Premier Paul Lennon shook hands and was seen to thoroughly support Coalition Prime Minister John Howard on May 13. The two were jointly announcing the dishonestly named Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement.

Government found guilty of neglect at Baxter

Sarah Bruce On May 5, the Federal Court handed down a landmark decision in a case brought by two Baxter detainees, known as "M" and "S", against the federal government. Judge Paul Finn found that the commonwealth had a duty to ensure that a level

More states join Victoria for June 30 protests

Ian Jamieson, Perth Since the Coalition government was re-elected in 2004, workers around Australia have been waiting for the union movement to begin to organise against the federal government's anti-union agenda. Almost immediately after the
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