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Brisbane bus drivers stop work

By Ray Ferguson BRISBANE — Brisbane City Council bus drivers stopped work for four hours on June 3 in protest against council management failure to properly consult with the union leadership concerning the implementation of periodic medical

Lesbian/gay/queer events in Brisbane in July

By Tom Flanagan Brisbane will be the scene of much discussion and celebration by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and generally queer and pro-queer people from all over Australia in the early weeks of July. The fourth Queer

Jobs go in WA budget

Jobs go in WA budget By Stephen Robson PERTH — Another 1300 jobs will be cut from the state public service following the second Court government budget, brought down on June 9. Premier Richard Court indicated that most of these would be

Action updates

ADELAIDE — A pro-choice picket at Parliament House on June 10 attracted 50 people. Organised by the pro-choice club from Adelaide University, the protest was part of an ongoing campaign to repeal all anti-abortion laws and for funding to provide

Youth workers 'evil': cop

Youth workers 'evil': cop By Sean Healy PERTH — Retiring Police Superintendent Kevin Moran has called for a royal commission to investigate youth workers and their "evil" impact on society and young people. "The youth industry in

The politics of breast cancer

Breast cancer has received a great deal of publicity of late. The federal government's considerable funding allocations to the disease in the last budget were touted as marking both its recognition of the importance of the disease as a public health

Billabongs 'a biodiversity jungle'

Billabongs 'a biodiversity jungle' The billabongs of the Murray-Darling Basin might be as rich in biodiversity as the waters of the Amazon jungles, according to a scientist with the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre at Albury. Dr

Whitewashing history

By Carla Gorton SYDNEY — Attempts to remove the term "invasion" from a draft primary school Australian history syllabus in New South Wales have outraged many educators. In the draft Human Society and its Environment syllabus, the word

World Environment Day

Two thousand people rallied Australia-wide last week, marking World Environment Day on June 5. The participants were overwhelmingly young and very lively and energetic. As Rachelle Scoular of St Mary's High School said at the 300-strong

... and ain't i a woman?: Right-wing women

Right-wing women Gender equity and affirmative action have long been demands of the women's movement. At their best, they can be used to raise awareness about women's issues and educate people more broadly about the potential for a society free

D-Day and historical amnesia

By John Nebauer For the benefit of those who have contrived somehow to leave the planet for a while, June 6 marked the 50th anniversary of the landing of the western allies on the beaches of Normandy. It has been hailed as "the decisive

Who has the right to handle government information?

By Lee Jones ADELAIDE — The SA government plans to privatise most of its information technology (IT) activities. The Public Service Association and local industry groups have expressed concerns about the timetable, the closed tendering