Kerry Vernon

  • Qld public servants impose work bans

    BRISBANE — On June 12, 800 Queensland Public Sector Union members participated in a march to state parliament to protest deteriorating job conditions and job cuts. QPSU members have also imposed work bans in response to the

  • NTEU protests sacking

    BRISBANE &#151 University of Queensland (UQ) academics, members of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union, will take industrial action from September 25 over the university's decision not to renew the employment contract of

  • Nurses act to end crisis

    BRISBANE — Queensland's nurses have begun a state-wide industrial campaign after rejecting a state government offer that was one-third of what the Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) has sought. Gay Hawksworth, QNU state secretary, said

  • Government cuts domestic violence centre's services

    BRISBANE — "It is with deep disappointment and sadness that we announce the closure of the Domestic Violence Resource Centre's statewide functions due to a decision by the Queensland minister of families and the department of

  • Angela Davis addresses Sisters Inside

    BRISBANE — Renowned US activist Angela Davis joined dozens of activists, solicitors and researchers working inside and outside prison who gathered here from November 28-30 to discuss the impact of imprisonment on women. Famous

  • Protests greet Howard and Reith

    NEWCASTLE — An angry, 500-strong rally greeted PM John Howard when he arrived at a civic reception in Maitland Town Hall on April 17.

  • Lesbians win access to sperm banks

    BRISBANE — The Queensland Anti-discrimination Tribunal ruled on January 31 that the medical group QFG had discriminated both directly and indirectly against a lesbian when it refused her access to artificial insemination through a

  • Brisbane International Film Festival

    Brisbane International Film FestivalThe Fourth Brisbane Film Festival, screening at Hoyt's Regent with a festival of short films at the State Library, runs until August 14. This month is the centenary

  • Sexism in the judiciary

    Sexism in the judiciaryBRISBANE — Remarks by a federal Industrial Court judge on April 13 that "It is not unknown for a woman to sleep her way to the top", have drawn outrage and criticism from a wide range of women and

  • Women oppose new Criminal Code

    Women oppose new Criminal CodeBrisbane — A broad coalition of women's and legal groups has been formed to expose the inequities for women in the proposed new Criminal Code and to stop the Queensland government from

  • Queensland riot squad condemned

    Queensland riot squad condemnedBRISBANE — The Queensland Civil Liberties Council has condemned the introduction of a new riot squad to deal with street offences in the city and Fortitude Valley malls as a

  • Inquiry into death of Daniel Yock

    BRISBANE - The Criminal Justice Commission inquiry into the death of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock in police custody was adjourned on December 22. Just prior to its adjournment, the inquiry took evidence from the six police