April 6
1998: Patrick Stevedores launches its "war on the waterfront" by sacking its work force at night using security guards and dogs.
April 9
1981: IRA prisoner Bobby Sands is elected MP while on hunger strike.
April 10
1919: Mexican
621
Ben Courtice
MELBOURNE — Les Thomas, brother of Melbourne resident Jack Thomas who is charged with terrorist offences, told the media on April 1 that his brother's case demonstrates the current threats to civil liberties. He particularly singled
NEWCASTLE — On March 23, 170 students braved the rain and cold at the University of Newcastle to protest the federal Coalition government's assault on student unions.
The university's vice-chancellor, professor Nick Saunders, stated his
Chris Slee, Melbourne
Support from other workers for the picket set up by workers sacked from the ABM Plastics factory in the Melbourne suburb of Braeside has been "outstanding", Jamie Bellerby, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)
Doug Lorimer
Acute malnutrition among Iraqi children under five years of ago had doubled since the US invasion and occupation two years ago, Jean Ziegler, the UN Human Rights Commission's special expert on the right to food, told a session of the
The making of Pregnant Woman 2002Queensland Art Gallery, Melbourne St, South BrisbaneMarch 12 - June 5Free admission
REVIEW BY LYNDA HANSEN
The first time I heard about Pregnant Woman 2002 was on the lifestyle show Brisbane Extra. Apparently the
Bill Mason, Brisbane
Townsville "stolen wages" campaigner Yvonne Butler has described the offer by the Queensland government of compensation for the theft of Aboriginal workers' wages and entitlements over decades — amounting to fixed payments of
On March 20, the Royal Society released the results of its government-sponsored review of genetically modified winter seed oil crops, concluding that wildlife and the environment would suffer if the crops were allowed to be grown. According to the
More than 150,000 Quebecois post-secondary students are on strike, in a serious attempt to defeat a CN$103 million cut to the student bursary program. The strike began seven weeks ago when 30,000 students attended a walkout, and has grown steadily in
Stuart Munckton
The Venezuelan government headed by President Hugo Chavez repeatedly accused the US government of planning a "new aggression" against Venezuela, including a plot to assassinate Chavez, despite pro-Chavez forces winning nine national
Pages
