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Wharfies' anger at Patrick deal grows

Wharfies' anger at Patrick deal grows By James Vassilopoulos Wharfies are angry following their experience of the enterprise agreement between Patrick Stevedores and the Maritime Union of Australia. The deal came into operation in early October.

Mixed results in Wollongong SRC elections

Mixed results in Wollongong SRC elections By Justin Randell WOLLONGONG — Wollongong University Student Representative Council elections were held on October 13-15. There were mixed outcomes for the left, with good results for the SRC and some

'Vote for a steelworker, not a politician!'

'Vote for a steelworker, not a politician!' NEWCASTLE — Green Left Weekly's STEVE O'BRIEN interviewed GEOFF PAYNE, Democratic Socialist candidate for the federal seat of Newcastle, between his shifts at the BHP steelworks. The vote in the seat

Activists storm forestry office

Activists storm forestry office By Nick Fredman LISMORE — Seventy activists from the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) occupied the Casino office of State Forests on October 20 to highlight the Carr Labor government's failure to put forward an

Rallies against Pinochet

Rallies against Pinochet By Sean Magill ADELAIDE — Around 100 people rallied outside Parliament House here on October 22 in support of the arrest and extradition to Spain of Augusto Pinochet to stand trial for murder and torture. Organised by

Poor conditions for unpaid carers

Poor conditions for unpaid carers MELBOURNE — A five-year study has exposed the poor conditions of unpaid carers in the home in Victoria. The study by health professionals reveals that most carers are women, and a large number are on duty

Carr's public transport hypocrisy

Carr's public transport hypocrisy By Jenny Long SYDNEY — A last-minute deal saved the face of the state Labor government during NSW's inaugural Public Transport Week, October 5-11, when the railways unions called off a planned 24-hour strike.

Anti-racists attacked by neo-Nazis

By Emma Webb ADELAIDE — Anti-racism activist Peter Lord was attacked in his home on September 30 by three men he believes were right-wing extremists. Lord has been threatened in the past by members of the neo-Nazi organisation National Action

Green Left's victory for free speech

By Melanie Sjoberg ADELAIDE — The long-awaited decision on Green Left Weekly distributors' right to use public space was made by Adelaide City Council at its meeting of October 6. The council supported the recommendations of a report stating that

Amnesty launches human rights petition

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) lists the basic rights and freedoms that every person is entitled to. December 10 will be the 50th anniversary of the document's drafting. Many Australians are probably unaware of the existence of this

20th anniversary of Reclaim the Night

20th anniversary of Reclaim the Night By Michele Wickham SYDNEY — The Reclaim the Night organising collective here will mark its 20th anniversary on October 30 with a march and rally on the theme "Hands off — our bodies are ours". With these

The left vote in the federal elections

By Peter Boyle The socialist vote declined in the October 3 federal election, reflecting the swing back to the ALP in traditional Labor seats, where most of the 39 left candidates stood. The Greens and the Australian Democrats also suffered a