NSW Jabiluka Action Groups meet
By Justin Randell
PEARL BEACH — Activists from Jabiluka Action Groups across NSW met on November 21 to discuss the way forward for the campaign to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine. Around 20 activists attended,
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By Ruth Ratcliffe
BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat
Second national strike stops Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's workers on November 18 again brought the country to a standstill with the second of their weekly national strikes. The strike, called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, was held to protest
Activists to discuss nuclear issues
By Trish Corcoran
MELBOURNE — Friends of the Earth (FoE) will be hosting a "Nuclear Free Australia" forum here on December 5 and 6. The forum has been called to bring together organisations and activists to
NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students
NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students
By Bernie Brian
DARWIN — A proposal to amalgamate the nine faculties at the Northern Territory University into four has angered students
This week in history
November 28, 1820: Frederick Engels born
The son of a wealthy Rhenish textile manufacturer, Engels took a position in a factory which his father owned in Manchester, England, in 1842. Two years later, he first met Karl Marx
By Dailan Pugh
NSW Premier Bob Carr claims that his decision to protect 375,000 hectares of public forests, as an outcome of the upper north-east and lower north-east comprehensive regional assessments, is a great one for the forests. Conservation
By Nick Fredman
LISMORE — Tree felling in the Beury State Forest, 100 kilometres north-west of here, has been disrupted by blockades set up on November 16 by the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA). This is in response to the NSW Labor government's
Victory for Werribee anti-dump campaign
By Susan Price
MELBOURNE The campaign against the Werribee toxic waste dump has won a major victory. CSR, the company that wanted to build the dump, has been forced to sell the land which was the proposed
A national survey conducted by NUS has revealed that (surprise!) universities are charging students an increasing level of fees. The survey revealed that students are being charged for course materials, reading lists, workbooks and assignment
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