Alex Cooper

  • Melbourne's public transport 'at the crossroads'

    Melbourne's public transport 'at the crossroads'MELBOURNE — Two hundred people packed the Assembly Hall on July 28 to hear Mike Colle from the Toronto Transit Commission urge people to defend Melbourne's public transport

  • Coroner slams police over death

    Coroner slams police over deathMELBOURNE — A report into the first of seven deaths at the hands of police between 1988 and 1989 was released by the coroner on June 20. The coroner slammed police actions during a raid on

  • Three plays by Brecht

    Three plays by BrechtMELBOURNE — Over next weekend, the Collingwood Town Hall will be the venue for three Brecht plays performed by the Great Chorus Company. The plays are He who says yes, He who says no and The

  • 3CR on the move

    MELBOURNE — This year's 3CR Radiothon will be held June 13-26. The station has been broadcasting for 18 years, providing a voice for many groups and interests which find it hard to gain access to the establishment media.

  • Education Department targeted protesters

    Education Department targeted protestersMELBOURNE — The senselessly violent tactics used by police against protesters at Richmond Secondary College on December 13 now appear to have an explanation. In the week before the

  • Fabulous fetishes

    Fabulous fetishesMELBOURNE—On Tuesday, March 8, 3CR will broadcast its annual International Women's Day program from the Brunswick Pool. Part of this 24 hours of live radio starting will be a comic extravaganza for women

  • Transport plan for Melbourne northern suburbs

    Transport plan for Melbourne northern suburbsMELBOURNE — A draft plan for public transport in the northern suburbs prepared by the Upgrade Upfield Coordinating Committee is a response to "the prevailing view of both

  • Workers protest compo cuts

    Workers protest compo cutsMELBOURNE — A rally was held to protest the against changes to workers compensation introduced since last November as part of Victorian Trades Hall Council's week of action against the Kennett

  • Victorian plan to scrap civil juries

    Victorian plan to scrap civil juriesMELBOURNE — The Kennett government is considering plans to scrap juries in civil cases. Draft legislation has been produced by the attorney general's department and will be considered

  • Victorian police face murder charges

    Victorian police face murder chargesMELBOURNE — Years of campaigning by the families of two of the 11 men shot by police between 1987 and 1989 have been partially successful. The director of public prosecutions, Bernard

  • Police violence in Victoria

    MELBOURNE — Broken bones, forced strip searching, assaults and abuse are some of the things suffered at the hands of police in Victoria, according to a report released by the Federation of Community Legal Centres at the end

  • Rally for Bougainville

    Rally for BougainvilleMELBOURNE — The lawns of Victoria Barracks were adorned with crosses on May 21 as part of a protest against Australian military assistance to Papua New Guinea in its war against the people of