Linda Seaborn, Hobart Major Michael Mori, the US military lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks, addressed an 800-strong public meeting on August 18. The meeting was organised by Amnesty International. Hicks, 31, from Adelaide, has spent
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Lauren Caulfield, Melbourne On June 4, people from around Victoria will rally here to protect the state's forests. The World Environment Day event will start at 11am at the State Library in Swanston Street and march to Federation Square. It will
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CANBERRA — Activists from the Canberra Region Anti-Nuclear Campaign made a submission to the Howard government's Uranium Mining Processing and Nuclear Energy Review, which closed on August 18. The CRANC submission criticised the narrow terms of
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MELBOURNE — The employer of two workers who were sacked and then reinstated after a community picket at their workplace subsequently encouraged Channel Nine's A Current Affair show to film the two workers at the factory against their wishes,
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Colin Mitchell, Melbourne About 60 people joined a protest ride on August 20 to Barwon prison, near Geelong, where 13 Muslim men, known as the "Melbourne 13", are being held. The men were arrested in highly sensationalised raids last November,
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Saeb Ali Occupied Palestine and Iraq feature in the news almost daily, so much so that people no longer seem shocked by the massive loss of innocent life. But this changed with Israel's latest barbaric attack on Lebanon in which more than 1000
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GEELONG — Forty people joined a rally on August 4 to protest against Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine. The action was organised by the Geelong Anti-War Coalition, which has re-activated its networks to campaign against the war. The protesters
GEELONG — Forty people joined a rally on August 4 to protest against Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine. The action was organised by the Geelong Anti-War Coalition, which has re-activated its networks to campaign against the war.
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GEELONG — A young workers' network is being set up to organise a conference in May dealing with young workers' issues. The February 22 meeting of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) voted to endorse and support the conference. Tim Gooden, GTHC
GEELONG — A young workers' network is being set up to organise a conference in May dealing with young workers' issues. The February 22 meeting of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) voted to endorse and support the conference.
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Bronwyn Jennings Around 100 teachers and school support staff attended the annual state conference of the Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) on July 8. One of the most contentious issues was public-private partnerships (PPPs)
Bronwyn Jennings
Around 100 teachers and school support staff attended the annual state conference of the Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) on July 8. One of the most contentious issues was public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education.
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Despite PM John Howard's call for a "full-blooded debate" about energy, greenhouse and uranium mining, there has been little discussion about renewable energy sources such as wind power.
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Stuart Harrison, Geelong Young workers are organising to fight back as PM John Howard's new "Work Choices" laws begin to take effect. A recent report by the government's Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA) showed that all the new Australian
Stuart Harrison, Geelong
Young workers are organising to fight back as PM John Howard's new "Work Choices" laws begin to take effect.
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National women's conferenceCANBERRA — CAPOW!, the Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women!, is a new networking body which is establishing itself as a powerful force for the more than 50 national