Port Hedland strike ends
By Michael Bramwell
PERTH — Workers at the $1.5 billion BHP iron ore processing plant in Port Hedland have tentatively agreed to return to work following a combined union meeting on January 29. In a charged atmosphere,
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JILL HICKSON visited Indonesia in December to make a documentary video. Here she describes her discussions with women factory workers. I met with women workers from Tangerang and other outlying industrial areas around Jakarta. They talked about some
and ain't i a woman?: Another form of selling with sex
I was sitting around the television a few weeks ago with my flatmates. A cheer went up as a new advert came on: the camera slowly pans up a corridor; there are footprints and piles of clothing
Hate mail
The Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group may be able to help the police track down neo-Nazi groups operating in Tasmania. Group spokesperson Rodney Croome said on January 28 that high profile gay and lesbian advocates have been
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Access News — Melbourne
ADELAIDE — The Living Waters Revival Concert held here on Invasion Day, January 26, featuring indigenous and multicultural performers looks set to become an annual event. Continuing the momentum of the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) public meeting
ADELAIDE — An Enterprise Agreement that provides a pay rise for education workers in South Australia and actually puts staff back into schools, without trade-offs, was certified on December 24. The South Australian Institute of
Brisbane IWD
By Sarah Callinan
BRISBANE — On January 30, more than 20 women attended an International Women's Day organising meeting. Widespread government attacks on women and cuts to community services have motivated women from various
By Peter Gellert
MEXICO CITY — The eight-year struggle of sanitation workers from the south-east state of Tabasco ended on the evening of January 22, when an agreement was reached satisfying employee demands. The workers, initially fired for
Aboriginal residents of the Block in Redfern have decided to fight back. They have decided to resist their eviction, which is being pushed by a racist alliance of governments, developers and one of the most corrupt police forces in the country.
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