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  • People against pollution

    The Environmental Youth Alliance organised protest actions in most capital cities during October on the theme "People against pollution". In Brisbane 50 people gathered in the Queen Street Mall, for an environmental speakout on October 23. Following

  • East Gippsland forests under threat

    MELBOURNE — Despite being signatory to an agreement which protects forests of high conservation value, the Victorian government announced on October 27 that it was giving the go-ahead to large-scale woodchipping in the old

  • Brewery to sack 200

    Brewery to sack 200ADELAIDE — New Zealand brewer Lion Nathan continued its national round of attacks on workers when it announced plans to retrench 200 of the 500 workers at South Australian Brewing. After

  • Alternatives give SA election a spark

    ADELAIDE — Campaigns by a number of progressive candidates, including the Green Alliance, a teachers union candidate, the Democratic Socialists and independents, in the December 11 South Australian elections have added

  • EZ sacks 330

    EZ sacks 330Hobart — Pasminco Metals EZ has sacked 333 workers at its Risdon plant. EZ is implementing a comprehensive plant restructure which it claims will save over $8 million. Unions believe that the company

  • Jervis Bay strike near victory

    Jervis Bay strike near victoryWOLLONGONG — An end is in sight for the strike by 24 civilian support workers at the naval training base, HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay. The workers have been on strike and have

  • Fight to save Glebe Youth Centre

    SYDNEY — "What we represent is the community, and hopefully the community will also represent us", said Brad Roberts, coordinator of Glebe Youth Centre, in the midst of a campaign to save the centre from closure. Funding

  • Liberals junk Perth Council

    PERTH — The WA Liberal government will dissolve the City of Perth council at the end of 1993. Since the former Labor government introduced adult suffrage in local government in the mid-'80s, pressure has been applied by city

  • Public sector strike

    Public sector strikeMELBOURNE — There was a 70-80% stay-away rate of Public Sector Union members here during the strike on October 25. Picket lines were set up at all major public service offices in the city (ATO,

  • Mass walkout by ACT secondary students

    CANBERRA — In one of the largest expressions of student anger in recent history, 2500 college students walked out of classes on October 27, in protest at education and teacher cuts. This represents about 40% of all college

  • Governments prepare to bury mental health report

    Coolibah is a day centre, run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, for isolated older people in Melbourne's inner city. But according to the Barry Pearce, the centre's coordinator, these days Coolibah is constantly having to turn

  • Reclaim the Night even bigger this year

    Reclaim the Night marches, against protesting violence against women, gathered more support than ever around the country this year. Green Left Weekly spoke to women who attended marches in just some of the many centres in