BRISBANE — Two thousand manufacturing workers rallied in the city on March 15 — with the support of their bosses. The rally was organised to protest against the loss of manufacturing jobs from Queensland, and specifically the
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BRISBANE — On February 5, voters in the Queensland seats of Bundamba and Woodridge returned Labor members at by-elections. Both Labor candidates were elected with more than 50% of the primary vote. In Bundamba, Jo-Ann Miller
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Laboring on land rightsBRISBANE — Has Labor sold out on land rights? This was the question raised at Green Left Weekly's monthly forum here on February 2, held at the Resistance Centre. Thirty participants heard Les Malezer
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BRISBANE — Pauline Hanson was forced to flee from a One Nation meeting in the small town of Oakey, near Toowoomba in Queensland, on January 20. Her pursuers were not enraged leftists, but former colleagues who had left One
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Labor faces by-elections in QueenslandBRISBANE — The Queensland Labor government will face two by-elections in traditionally safe Labor seats on February 5. The by-elections are the result of the resignations of former
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Drug war 'a smokescreen'BRISBANE — The Resistance Centre here opened itself to the cool breeze of the Caribbean on November 17 with a Green Left Weekly forum to discuss strategies for the left in Latin America. El Salvadoran
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BRISBANE — The "net bet" fiasco, involving Queensland treasurer David Hamill and deputy speaker Bill D'Arcy, is threatening to throw the Queensland Labor government into crisis. Hamill has had to stand down pending the results
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Vigils for East TimorBRISBANE — The second of three planned vigils in support of East Timor was held at King George Square on May 2 at 6.30pm. The vigil was organised by the Graceville-Corinda parish, and more than 100
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Indonesia, the ISO and sectarianismBRISBANE — "Indonesia: the revolution continues" was the subject of a pubic meeting organised by the International Socialist Organisation here on April 13. The speaker, ISO leader Terry
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BRISBANE — "Socialism into the New Millennium" is to be the title of a conference organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance here over the ANZAC Day long weekend. "The conference will explore a wide range of
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Community Legal Centres resist restructuringBRISBANE — On March 8, about 50 community legal centre (CLC) workers, management committee members and supporters attended a public meeting to hear an explanation of the federal
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EMERALD — More than 1000 miners and their supporters marched through Emerald in central Queensland on February 27 chanting "What do we want — scabs out" and "Workers united will never be defeated" in