Union members sacked at NMIT
By Maurice Sibelle
MELBOURNE
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Insensitive
"One would have hoped that they could have found a good British company to run the agency. Some of our old boys will regard it as terribly insensitive." — An official of the Royal British Legion, on news that a German company has
Demand protection for Aboriginal site
By Chris Spindler
SYDNEY — The National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council protested at Bob Carr's Heritage Week address on April 22 to draw attention to its demand that the "Day of Mourning"
By Jennifer Thompson
Last month a young Aboriginal man and former Long Bay inmate launched A Guide to Surviving Incarceration. The book relates to the feelings of many new Aboriginal inmates — "One of the first things you might think about is
Turkey leads in persecution
At least 45 journalists were detained in Turkey in March, according to the Journalists' Union of Turkey (TGS).
"The number of journalists taken into custody was 45, those attacked and beaten numbered eight, 114
Two legged eatingTwo legged eating
A number of people have asked me to offer a definitive adjudication on the vexed question of cannibalism. That, I am pleased to say, is a topic on which I may have something very exciting to impart.
30,000 march for strawberry workers
By Caroline Lund
WATSONVILLE, California — A massive march here on April 13 launched the largest union organising drive taking place in the United States today. Energy and hope were in the air.
Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Thursday, 10pm and Saturday, 7pm.
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Native title and the environment
Considering that land degradation is one of the major problems facing Australia today and that and essential step towards remedying the problem is wresting from the pastoralists and agriculturalists their present
By Lana Halpin
BRISBANE — Andrew Norton's article "Fee students help all", which appeared in the April 14 Courier-Mail, is evidence of the Liberal government's vision for the future of education. Norton advocates the deregulation of the
Cooking for BridesCooking for BridesAvailable from Folkways, Sydney; Impact, Canberra; Basement Discs and Blue Moon Records, Melbourne; The Muses, Adelaide; 78 Records, Perth; or send $25 c/- 60 Ijong St, Braddon ACT 2612. (06) 249 8842 for
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has welcomed a report which criticises the procedure for collecting statistics on mine safety. Review of Mining in NSW, released on April 9, makes a number of recommendations on how to improve mine
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