Solidarity rally planned for locked-out workers
By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) is planning a stop-work rally of its Victorian members to express solidarity with workers at the Australian Dyeing Company
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Activists seek to revive peace march
By Kylie Moon
MELBOURNE — Anti-nuclear and peace activists have come together to organise a Palm Sunday rally and march on March 28. The action was initiated by Jabiluka Action Group (JAG) activists and has
'We have paid rent in blood'
By Kim Bullimore
CANBERRA — On the eve of Invasion/Survival Day (January 26), the Daily Telegraph reported that the federal government intended to move the Aboriginal Tent Embassy from the lawns of Old Parliament
By Jim McIlroy
BRISBANE — Service delays and staffing shortages have increased in Centrelink offices as the Howard government refuses to retreat on the 5000 job cuts it has imposed on the "social security" agency. Centrelink printing operations
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — "Freedom, fairness and flexibility" proclaims the South Australian government's January 23 announcement of its proposed changes to the state's industrial legislation. Acting minister for government enterprises and
AMA: 'Spend more on indigenous health'
By Margaret Allum
The Australian Medical Association used Australia Day to call for more resources from this year's federal budget to improve indigenous health.
Dr Ngiare Brown, the AMA's indigenous health
NSW police commissioner put on the spot
By Danny Fairfax
SYDNEY — More than 100 people attended a public meeting with NSW Police Commissioner Peter Ryan at Ashfield Town Hall on January 27. The meeting was organised by the Ethnic Communities
Thousands mark Invasion Day
The capitalist establishment and mass media organised spectaculars throughout the country on January 26 to celebrate the uninvited arrival of a bunch of scruffy British naval officers, prison guards and convicts at
Hobart rally backs republic
By Nikki Ulasowskiand Tony Iltis
HOBART — Later this year a referendum will be held on whether Australia should become a republic. On January 26, a pro-republic rally held at the state Parliament House Lawns
Waste time bombs for Hunter Valley
By Graham Williams
NEWCASTLE — Cessnock City Council was forced to release details of a video promoting the building of a waste dump at Cessnock on December 11. The Council has been investigating building a
WA protests against clear-felling
By Iggy Kim
PERTH — On January 24, 100 people gathered in an area of old-growth forest in the south of Western Australia to protest against clear-felling. Known as the Wattle Forest, the area lies adjacent to
Indonesian Chinese PRD leader visits
Hendri Kuok, a member of the central leadership council of the Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD), ended a one-month visit to Australia on January 30. One of the central purposes of Kuok's visit was to
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