Terrica Strudwick

  • Steve Towson demands 'Stand down Howard'

    BY NICOLE HOYE& TERRICA STRUDWICK BRISBANE — In the midst of his "Stand down Howard" tour, Steve Towson has released his powerful second album One Shot at Freedom. Towson casually describes his music as a raw-boned, electric mix of folk, punk and

  • Second anniversary of Siev-X drownings marked

    BY TERRICA STRUDWICK& RUSSELL PICKERING BRISBANE — On October 19, 90 people gathered in King George Square to remember the 353 men, women and children who drowned in October 2001 while trying to reach Australian shores aboard the SIEV-X. The

  • Stolen Wages an industrial issue

    BRISBANE — On August 8, 300 protesters defied rain to hear Aboriginal leaders and union representatives launch the stolen wages postcard campaign. Chair of the rally, 4AAA Aboriginal community radio manager Tiger Bayles set

  • Rockhampton protests war

    ROCKHAMPTON — Around 600 central Queensland residents protested here on February 15 as part of the global weekend of action against war on Iraq. It was the largest rally held in some years in this rural town, known for

  • Iraqi asylum seekers offered 'voluntary deportation'

    BY TERRICA STRUDWICK & SARAH STEPHEN At the end of September, Abdur Wahab Najim, an Iraqi asylum seeker in Villawood detention centre, was approached by an immigration department official who offered him a passport and claimed that the

  • Qld nurses urged to strike to protect outworkers

    ROCKHAMPTON — The Queensland branch of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia has urged nurses to strike in opposition to a $15 million contract for the manufacture of up to 18,000 nurse uniforms over five

  • Nando's mocks refugees' plight

    South African-based fast food chain Nando's has come under fire for a radio advertisement that mocks the desperate situation refugees face in Australian detention centres. The ad, which was pulled after a deluge of

  • CMG closes the gates

    ROCKHAMPTON — On July 29, Consolidated Meat Group decided to close the Lakes Creek meatworks after a seven-month industrial dispute. The 600 remaining staff, including management, have been laid off. The dispute

  • Dita Sari denied visa for feminist conference

    TOWNSVILLE — Indonesian trade union leader Dita Sari was one of 29 Third World women activists denied a visa to attend the annual International Women's Conference and the Network of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) conference

  • CMG workers return to work

    CMG workers return to workROCKHAMPTON — Meatworkers at the Packer-family-owned Consolidated Meat Group's Lakes Creek abbatoir returned to work on June 20 after spending two weeks on strike and another week locked

  • CMG Meatworkers strike

    ROCKHAMPTON — On May 23 employees at Consolidated Meat Group's Lakes Creek plant called a 24-hour work stoppage. As from May 24, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) members at the plant will cease doing