Living without violenceLiving without Violence 2000: an exhibition by women of western SydneyCasula Powerhouse Arts Centre, until April 2; Merrylands Central Library, until March 27; Parramatta Heritage Centre, until March 26 For
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Kurds protest Ocalan death sentenceMore than 150 members of the Kurdish community travelled to Canberra on June 30 to condemn the death sentence imposed by a Turkish security court on the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party,
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SYDNEY — On September 21, the Australian Defence Industries Residents Action Group (ADIRAG) picketed the Mt Druitt office of Labor MHR for Chifley, Roger Price. The group is opposed to a planned 8000-building development by Lend
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Davids workers stop the trucksSYDNEY — July 3 was a great day for the National Union of Workers members in a four-week long dispute with Davids. On that day, 800 picketers, other unionists and community
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Warehouse workers fight casualisationSYDNEY — Members of the National Union of Workers (NUW) have been on strike for over a week to stop attempts by Davids Ltd to increase casualisation and working hours for its warehouse staff.
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Mock funeral warns against Badgerys Creek airportSYDNEY — On February 15 a mock funeral cavalcade left the proposed Badgerys Creek airport site and proceeded to Warragamba Dam, to dramatise the dangers of noise and water
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Thousands rally against BadgerysSYDNEY — On September 21, more than 2000 people packed the Blacktown Civic Centre in Sydney's west to protest against the proposed second airport at Badgerys Creek. The rally
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Ambulance drivers win fight over emergenciesSYDNEY — Last week New South Wales ambulance officers were in dispute over the failure of hospitals in Sydney's West to take emergency patients. Drivers here had have been moving from
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NSW Water Board changes studiedPENRITH — A public seminar organised by the Government Pricing Tribunal of NSW was held here on February 12 as part of the state government's plans for privatising the water supply. Other
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A significant victory has been won for workers at a paper factory at Emu Plains in Sydney's industrial west. After 42 weeks on a 24-hour picket line, 33 Vista Paper Products workers learned on December 16 that the Industrial Relations Commission had ordered their reinstatement. Penrith resident and activist Gail Lord, a supporter of the picketers, recounts some of the highlights of the struggle.