Bring back Pig-iron Bob "If export market intelligence for the region to our north, which I suspect already resides in the defence intelligence organisation, can be made available to Australian Industry on request, and, without going overboard,
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WA Inc: more heads to roll?PERTH — The WA Inc Royal Commission's first report, tabled on October 20, is a chronicle of corruption and deceit in high places. Three former premiers — Brian Burke, Peter Dowding and Ray
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Vic public sector plans strike MELBOURNE — A meeting of workers covered by state awards decided on October 22 to organise a 24-hour strike against the Kennett government's plan to replace the state award system with an individual employment
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WOLLONGONG — A fundraising dinner for Green Left Weekly, organised by the Democratic Socialist Party on October 17, was attended by more than 80 people. Pictured in Margaret Perrott, DSP candidate for Throsby in the next federal election. Photo
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Endangered species legislation now before federal cabinet may still be accepted by environment organisations "with reservations". But if the public's "third-party" rights to challenge development proposals were removed and
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Philippines solidarity network to be establishedSYDNEY — Solidarity Philippines Australia Network — SPAN — is to be established as a result of the "Philippines 100 Years of Struggle 100 Years of Solidarity" conference held
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reenpeace vessel faces further 10 days arrest The Russian authorities interviewing the crew of the Greenpeace vessel solo have asked for a 10-day extension of the boat's arrest. "The Russian border guard investigating commission has been
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Independent Victorian Senator Janet Powell, formerly leader of the Democrats, has given notice of her intention to introduce a bill in November to repeal the anti-union Sections 45D and 45E of the Trade Practices Act. She is
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PORT MACQUARIE — Nurses and local residents are planning a rally outside state parliament in Sydney on October 28 in an effort to stop the privatisation of their hospital services. Green Left spoke to one of the organisers
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South Sydney FestivalSYDNEY — Redfern and the area of South Sydney in general has had its share of bad press and negative public opinion. Residents have also suffered the attempted closure of the Royal Prince Alfred
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Philippines solidarity conference SYDNEY — a conference entitled "The Philippines: 100 Years of Struggle, 100 years of Solidarity" on October 17-18 drew more than 100 people. A delegation of six prominent Filipino activists and leaders of
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Jim Percy, national president of the Democratic Socialist Party, died quietly as a result of cancer, at his home in Sydney on October 12. He was 43 years old and had devoted 27 years of his life to revolutionary socialist politics. Like so many