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
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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
ACT government to force staff into individual contracts
By Stuart Martin
CANBERRA — After failing to force certified agreements on workers employed in the Chief Minister's Department, Canberra Hospital and ACT Housing, the ACT Liberal
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
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
Textile workers force company to talk
By Susan Price and Chris Slee
MELBOURNE After 50 days of being locked out, members of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) at the Australian Dyeing Company (ADC) have won a couple of victories in
Education workers score 'great win'
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE â Following recommendations by the Industrial Relations
Commission that the government release funds for extra staffing in schools
and that the Australian Education Union
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