Liberals attempt to buy NSW votes
By Marina Carman
SYDNEY — Vote Liberal and get $1000 (or $1100 in shares). Sound too good to be true? It is. Electricity privatisation will be a big issue in the Liberals' campaign for the March 27 NSW
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Protest against parallel runway
By Robyn Marshall
BRISBANE — The peace and quiet of the tree-lined streets and coffee shops of suburban Bulimba were disturbed on February 14, when 4000 people marched down the hill to demonstrate against the
NSW Coalition: coy or sneaky?
By Dick Nichols
SYDNEY — Since before Christmas, NSW Liberal leader Kerry Chikarovski has been saying her industrial relations policy would not be released for "another couple of weeks". Nationals' leader George
Prison officers condemn private prison
By Sarah Harris
PERTH — The WA Coalition government wants a private company, Correction Corporation of Australia, to operate a proposed 750-bed medium security jail at Wooroloo, 50 kilometres east of
Help register socialists in Tasmania
HOBART — The Democratic Socialists are attempting to register as a party with the Tasmanian electoral office. This will enable DS candidates to appear on state election ballot papers with their party
Thousands expected for anti-Jabiluka rally
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the anti-Jabiluka uranium mine rally planned to coincide with the WOMADelaide festival on February 21. The rally will start at
New MUA rank and file web page
The MUA Rank-and-File movement has given itself a national voice and discussion forum with the establishment of a web page. The address is <http://www.angelfire.com/ma/rank/index.html>.
Life after Patrick: back to the 'hungry mile'?
GRANT HOLDEN is a job delegate at P&O Ports, West Swanson Dock, in Melbourne. He was interviewed by SUSAN PRICE for the February 5 Friday Breakfast Show on Melbourne community radio 3CR. The
By Jenny Long
Marina Carman, Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Port Jackson in the March 27 NSW election, warned on February 13 of more protests against Sydney Airport before the Olympics. "Yesterday's announcement by transport
By Vannessa Hearman
More than 60 police were brought from around central Queensland to the Gordonstone coalmine near Emerald on February 11 as 250 unionists solidified their picket line near the entrance to the site. Twenty-two picketers were
Industrial action at Sydney Uni
By Tyrion Perkins
SYDNEY — Staff at the University of Sydney voted on February 10 to take industrial action over problems with the latest round of enterprise bargaining. At a meeting of 300 National Tertiary
By Yael Winikoff
MELBOURNE — Protesters at the Otway forest blockade have accused Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union members and pro-loggers of human rights violations against them. On January 25, 50 CFMEU forestry division members,
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