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Socialists rally against racism

By Regan Davis and Tim E. Stewart BRISBANE — "Anti-racists on your feet! Join the march on Boundary Street". This was the call of Democratic Socialists as they marched through cosmopolitan West End here on June 25. Chants of "Hanson, Howard,

VCA students and staff reject up-front fees

VCA students and staff reject up-front fees By Sue Boland MELBOURNE — At separate meetings on July 23, Victorian College of the Arts students and staff unanimously rejected the college council's attempt to introduce up-front fees for

Burma solidarity conference demands democracy

Burma solidarity conference demands democracy By Trish Corcoran MELBOURNE — Up to 100 people attended the Activist Conference for a Free Burma on July 18 and 19 to discuss the political situation in Burma and the prospects for democratisation.

Parliamentary representation weakened

By Tony Iltis HOBART — Tasmania's parliament voted last week to cut the size of the lower house from 35 to 25, by reducing the number of members elected by each electorate from 7 to 5. This will make it harder for minor parties and independents

Fair go!

Not an advertisement Fair go! How would YOU like to pay income tax of $30,000 or $40,000 a year? You wouldn't put up with it. Yet many Australians who make a million dollars a year and are taxed at 3 or 4 per cent, pay income tax of at least

A campaign for all left activists

A campaign for all left activists MELBOURNE — MAURICE SIBELLE, Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network coordinator, will be the Democratic Socialist candidate for the state seat of Northcote in a by-election on August 15. Green Left

CPSU members reject leadership's funding cut

CPSU members reject leadership's funding cut By Michelle Armstrong CANBERRA — On July 20, the ACT branch members of the Community and Public Sector Union told the union's joint national secretary, Wendy Caird, that they did not want their

Protest over CityLink gains pace

Protest over CityLink gains pace By Maree Roberts MELBOURNE — One hundred people braved a cold Sunday morning on July 19 to protest outside Parliament House about the treatment of northern and western suburbs' residents over the CityLink

Resistance Jabiluka bus confiscated

By Rebecca Meckelburg Resistance and the "No Jabiluka Mine" media collective issued a joint statement on July 7 condemning the Northern Territory University's decision to confiscate a bus hired by the Resistance Club at NTU for club activities,

CPSU cuts funds to the ACT branch

By Tim Gooden CANBERRA — On July 1, the Community and Public Sector Union joint national secretary, Wendy Caird, and national assistant secretary, Doug Lilly, travelled to Canberra to inform the ACT branch secretary, Jennifer Eccles, that at

Brisbane Centrelink unionists walk out

By Nick Everett BRISBANE — Around 30 union members walked off the job in Brisbane's Centrelink Call Centre at 2.45pm on July 10, frustrated by continuous computer system problems. Before the walkout, 53 Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)

Trade union leader reports on Indonesia

Trade union leader reports on Indonesia By Bayardo Rodriegas MELBOURNE — At a reception for Victorian Trades Hall secretary Leigh Hubbard on July 17, participants heard about the growth and prospects of Indonesia's fledgling independent trade