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  • Day of action against uranium mines

    Day of action against uranium mines Actions opposing the watering down of the Labor Party's "three mines" uranium policy will be held in a number of capital cities on Thursday, September 22. Uranium policy will be debated at the ALP

  • CISLAC plans solidarity campaigns

    MELBOURNE — The Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean (CISLAC) held its national consultation on the weekend of September 10-11. A public forum on the first day heard a round-up of political

  • Logging destroys water sources

    Logging destroys water sources The North East Forest Alliance has expressed outrage that the logging destruction of NSW's most precious water-producing forests is continuing at 60 hectares per day. "With NSW in the grip of a

  • Newcastle rally against privatisation

    Newcastle rally against privatisationNEWCASTLE — A meeting was held at the Workers Club on September 16 as part of a national campaign opposing privatisation. Malcolm Larson, assistant secretary of the NSW

  • Controversy at Brisbane rally

    Controversy at Brisbane rallyBRISBANE — 500 people rallied against privatisation in Brisbane's King George Square on September 14. The rally was part of a national week of action. The rally was

  • Loose cannons

    Reassuring lctext = "As it stands, the Lucas Heights reactor does not have an effective regulator, cannot be prosecuted for breaching standards or operational conditions — even if it did so deliberately — and is under no obligation to

  • Strange bedfellows

    Strange bedfellowsDARWIN — The Country-Liberal Party government of the Northern Territory has lent ALP leader Brian Ede the use of one of its most senior public servants to try to convince the Labor Party

  • Wollongong march

    Wollongong marchWOLLONGONG — 250 people met at the Trade Union Centre on September 16 to protest against all forms of privatisation. City council workers struck for three hours to attend. Protesters

  • Federal moves on anti-gay laws 'disappointing'

    Federal moves on anti-gay laws 'disappointing'PERTH — Federal legislation intended to override Tasmania's anti-gay legislation and possibly WA's laws has been described as disappointing by gay activists in

  • Occupation, rallies fight up-front student fees

    Three hundred students stormed the Chancellery Building at the Australian National University on Thursday, September 15, while thousands of other students held mass rallies around the country in protest at proposals

  • White Ribbon Week in Brisbane

    BRISBANE — One in 10 Australian families experiences chronic domestic violence. An estimated 76% of rapists are partners, ex-partners or close friends of their victims or known by them. One in five women

  • Doctors speak out against uranium mining

    Doctors speak out against uranium miningPERTH— "The ALP is poised to determine the future of uranium mining in Australia. This represents a critical moment in Australia's history with very serious implications