By Norm Dixon The Honiara home and office of the Solomon Islands representative of the Bougainville Interim Government, Martin Miriori, was fire bombed in the early hours of February 1. The attack, suspected to have been carried out by agents of the
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By Kylie Moon HOBART — More than 200 people rallied outside Parliament House on January 31, launching phase two of the campaign to save the Tarkine wilderness in north-west Tasmania. The rally was called by the Greens to coincide with the official
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By Lisa Macdonald The Australia Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS) is participating in a project initiated by the San Francisco-based aid organisation Global Exchange to help Cubans grow and process soy beans as a much-needed source of protein for
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By Marina Carman CANBERRA — The Australian Education Union (AEU) in Canberra is embarking on an industrial campaign to highlight the steady decline in ACT government funding to public education after the latest round of cutbacks. Teachers will stop
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By Bill Mason BRISBANE — "The overlap between the by- election for the Queensland state seat of Mundingburra, due on February 3, and the federal election campaign, makes the by-election result even more crucial to the fate of ALP governments in
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By Jennifer Thompson The January 23 Australian Industrial Relations Commission's decision on the dispute between Comalco and award workers at its bauxite mine and kaolin plant at Weipa received mixed reviews from workers and big business pundits.
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By Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — Upping the tempo of its campaign against the Kennett government, Save Albert Park (SAP) declared January 20 a "Day of Defiance". New regulations introduced in December further restrict both public access to the park and
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By Mick White BRISBANE — Thousands of Aboriginal people and their supporters gathered to commemorate Invasion Day at concerts and rallies in cities around Australia on January 26. The activities marked the 208th anniversary of white invasion and
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By Tully Bates MELBOURNE — The United Firefighters Union (UFU) pay campaign has escalated, almost 20 unions having agreed to impose bans on the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB). Unions covering local government,
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By Peter Boyle SYDNEY — Democratic Socialist election team leader Max Lane has called on union militants and social movement activists to help get the "People before profits" message out during the federal election campaign. Lane — a leading
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By Susan Price MELBOURNE — More than 150 members of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) and their supporters gathered outside federal treasurer Ralph Willis' office in Footscray on January 25 to protest against the federal
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By Janet Parker SYDNEY — Activists campaigning for the No Aircraft Noise Party in the federal seat of Sydney hosted a meeting on January 21 to forge links with other community groups in the Sydney electorate. In his opening address, NAN President