By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Bus drivers employed by Brisbane City Council (BCC) walked out for 24 hours on March 26. A Public Transport Union statement released on March 25 noted: "[The strike] is in response to BCC's claims for an increase in
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"The Federal Treasurer, Mr Costello, has warned businesses they will have to give up tax loopholes if they want taxation reform." — Sydney Morning Herald, March 23.
Kill them, maybe
"The objective of the [United Nations]
City of Green — Green Ban Songs and BeyondCD by Denis Kevans and friendsSend $20 (plus $3 postage) to 63 Valley Rd, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782 Review by Alex Bainbridge
City of Green is not the sort of album likely to have a place in the charts —
10-point plan
By Geoff Francis and Peter Hicks
Little Johnny is selling a 10-point planTo resolve the ownership of the landHe says it's fair to everyone,And its genius is great.But as you count from one to 10Then slowly back to one againAsk
By Jim Green
The federal government has developed a plan to dump radioactive waste in the Billa Kalina region of South Australia. The 67,000 sq km area, in the mid-north of SA, includes the towns of Roxby Downs, Andamooka, and Woomera. The dump
Jabiluka blockade launched
By Tim E. Stewart
JABILUKA, NT — The blockade of the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine was officially launched on March 23. More than 50 blockaders now reside at the campsite adjacent to the Jabiluka lease area, with 200
By Barry Sheppard
Despite sabotage from Washington, some 1500 people registered for a successful conference sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley on March 19-21. Cubans prominent in their fields were invited to participate in panels
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. Ph 9565 5522.
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By Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — TAFE teachers, students and support staff will join the national day of action for higher education on April 1. They will be protesting against federal and state funding cuts to TAFE. The TAFE Teachers Association,
By Jim Green
SYDNEY — People Against a Nuclear Reactor (PANR), the group opposing the federal government's plan to build another nuclear reactor in the southern Sydney suburb of Lucas Heights, will boycott the environmental impact assessment set
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