Injury highlights mine safety crisis
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — On January 20, mining apprentice Brant North had both legs amputated in a horrific accident at MIM's Oaky Creek mine, about 350 kilometres north-west of Rockhampton. North is in a
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MUA rank and file group grows
PERTH — On January 18, the Western Australian Maritime Union of Australia rank-and-file group held a successful general meeting at the Buffalo Club in Fremantle. The turnout of 80 members was double the inaugural
Jabiluka campaign gathers pace
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Three anti-uranium activists are facing charges including assaulting a police officer, obstructing arrest and property damage following a December 13 rally and march against the Jabiluka
True non-believers
"Just because it's in the agenda doesn't mean it is something we believe in or something we're pushing." — Steven Ciobo, Queensland president of the Young Liberals, after the group's state conference rejected a motion to fine
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By Zanny Begg
1. We can understand history
The 10 richest people in the world own more wealth than that produced each year by the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. Facts like these are often presented to us as inexplicable, just part of the ways
Textile workers force company to talk
By Susan Price and Chris Slee
MELBOURNE After 50 days of being locked out, members of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) at the Australian Dyeing Company (ADC) have won a couple of victories in
By Wendy Robertson
Sydney — On January 17-18, around 150 students, a number of academics and staff gathered at the University of Technology Sydney for an anti-VSU ("voluntary student unionism") planning conference. The conference adopted four
Fight the System: join Resistance
By Sean Healy
The system sux — but the question is what are you going to do about it? Resistance is getting organised in the knowledge that people are more powerful collectively than on their own. Resistance
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.
Access News —
Education workers score 'great win'
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE â Following recommendations by the Industrial Relations
Commission that the government release funds for extra staffing in schools
and that the Australian Education Union
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