Tim E. Stewart

  • Activists picket Malaysian diplomat

    Activists picket Malaysian diplomat By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Following news on November 12 of a visit by the Malaysian high commissioner, the Democratic Socialist Party, Australians for a Free East Timor, the Territory Australian Greens and

  • Strong support for campaigning union

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — In recent elections for the Northern Territory University Student Union, the Higher Education Action Team won two of the three executive positions and two of the three council positions it contested. Resistance and HEAT

  • Student elections in Darwin

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Leading activists from the Education Action Group (EAG) have organised a ticket to contest the Student Union elections at the Northern Territory University. Under the banner "HEAT" (Higher Education Action Team), the

  • NT TLC to administer workplace agreements?

    NT TLC to administer workplace agreements? By Tim E. Stewart Darwin — A debate has begun among Northern Territory union officials about whether Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) under Howard's proposed industrial relations laws will be

  • Rally for August 19

    Rally for August 19 By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — At its July 29 meeting, the NT Trades and Labour Council announced that on August 19, as part of the ACTU's national day of action, a lunchtime rally will be held at Civic Centre Park. Union

  • NT Teachers face lockouts

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — The NT government has stepped up its campaign against educators covered by the Australian Education Union (NT) by threatening indefinite lockouts, sending an open letter to individual households in the Darwin area and

  • NT teachers fight for conditions

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Boosted by a conference of Australian Education Union delegates held here over the May Day long weekend, 1000 NT teachers rallied outside the NT parliament on May 10. The rally marked a turning point for the nine-month

  • Resistance in new territory

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — To remind us how rugged the Northern Territory is, the NT News ran a front page story last month titled "Berserk buff bull killed by rifle fire". Reading this Murdoch tabloid you'd be forgiven for thinking Darwin is

  • 36-hour shifts for doctors

    36-hour shifts for doctors By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Doctors at the Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) have expressed outrage at comments by NT health minister Mike Reed that shifts of 36 hours have no effect on patient care. These comments

  • New media project set up in Darwin

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — Challenging the daily terror of Murdoch headlines, a group of locals have embarked on an ambition media project. They are setting up a community-based paper in direct opposition to the sex, law and order of

  • Defence minister in Darwin

    Defence minister Robert Ray is due here following the end of "Pitch Black" — dusk and dawn military exercises operating out of Darwin airport. Ray finally agreed to an invitation-only meeting with the Noise Abatement Group (ANAG) on September 9 after months of manoeuvring and procrastination by the Department of Defence.

  • Military noise muted for Territory elections

    By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — The campaign to have military air exercises removed from the city has scored its first victory. With Territory elections set for June 4, the Singaporean Air Force was temporarily moved to Amberley air base