MELBOURNE — More than 5000 angry and vocal students and student union employees from tertiary campuses across Victoria marched from Melbourne University to Parliament House on May 19 in response to
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Resistance wins Tas Uni women's officerHOBART — Resistance activist Jennifer Crothers was elected to the position of Women's Officer in the Tasmania University Student Union elections held August 25-27.
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No GST on Tomatoes! say TasmaniansHOBART — When Liberal leader John Hewson visited Salamanca Markets on Saturday, February 20, he didn't expect to be pelted with fruit and vegetables. Hewson was
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Summer forest campaignHOBART — The slogan "Yes to EIS" (environmental impact statement) was chalked on every corner pavement in Hobart on January 18, as the Wilderness Society launched its "long hot summer" campaign
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Summer of protests in TasmaniaHOBART — The Wilderness Society's "long hot summer" campaign of national forest protests began in Tasmania on January 11. TWS national director Karenne Jurd says 150 volunteers have
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Anti-discrimination law urged for TasmaniaHOBART — The Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group has renewed its call on the state government to introduce anti-discrimination legislation in the light of a poll conducted by
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Fees for national parks?HOBART — Entrance fees to National Parks and botanical gardens are inevitable according to Tom Crossen, the national president of the Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation. Speaking
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Tasmanian Aborigines look to traditional landsHOBART — The June High Court decision in the Mabo case, rejecting the concept of terra nullius, has given Tasmanian Aborigines confidence to regain ownership of their
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On September 8, 1972, Brenda Hean and Max Price, members of the Lake Pedder Action Group, waved goodbye to friends and relatives as their Tiger Moth plane taxied down the airstrip just outside Hobart. Their mission was to fly
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Groom to allow mining in national parksHOBART — The Tasmanian Liberal government has announced plans to allow mining in the state's national parks. Addressing a mining seminar in Hobart on September 16, Premier Ray Groom
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National estate forests threatened by APPMHOBART — Large sections of the Tarkine forests, situated in the north-west of Tasmania, are threatened with logging by APPM. The company plans to set up a world-scale pulp mill in
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A postcard to KeatingHOBART — Just hours before the federal budget was released, Resistance here was protesting against it. In the Elizabeth Mall, Resistance members invited the public to write their messages on a giant