Gillespie speaks on crisisADELAIDE — Growing community opposition to Australia's complicity in Papua New Guinea's war on Bougainville will be focused in a national day of action on July 25.
The depth of concern over
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Logging proposed in heritage area By Kevin L'Huillier HOBART — The Tasmanian Wilderness Society has uncovered a 1991 state government report which identifies most of the Great Western Tiers as worthy of addition to World Heritage areas
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Major NSW environment groups have expressed serious concerns about the content of the environmental section of the official Sydney Olympic bid. Sid Walker, executive officer of the Nature Conservation Council, the umbrella group for the NSW
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Minson backs down PERTH — Environment minister Kevin Minson has had to retreat from his attempt to sack three Environmental Protection Authority members. Norm Halse, John Bailey and Christine Sharp are part-time members of the EPA. On
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Enterprise 'agreement' a shamHOBART — Tasmania's new industrial legislation was put to the test last week when the first of several new enterprise agreements came before the new enterprise commissioner. Delta
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74 days of action end after a weekMELBOURNE — On May 25, Victorian public sector unions suspended the industrial action component of their "74 days of action" campaign, which started on May 17. Only teacher unions and the
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Key word: 'normal' "I think it is quite inappropriate and has been for some time that any anthem other than our own should be played at normal Australian gatherings." — Liberal frontbencher John Howard, supporting a motion to stop playing
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World Environment Day actionsJune 5 is World Environment Day, and the Environmental Youth Alliance is organising activities in most centres to get people together and active under the theme of "Environmental Justice
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Victory for free speech in the mallBRISBANE — Brisbane City Council agreed to acknowledge the right of free speech and political activity in the Queen Street Mall on May 26. A meeting between the Lord Mayor Jim Soorley
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Rosemarie Gillespie, campaigner for human rights in Bougainville, was arrested by NSW police as she travelled through Tarcutta en route to Canberra from Melbourne on May 27. Police have laid charges relating to her possession of urgently needed
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Aboriginal groups began negotiations with Prime Minister Paul Keating on April 27 about post-Mabo case arrangements. They had hopes that he was sincere in his public promise to make a just settlement on land rights. But
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Women pursue jobs at BHPWOLLONGONG — Passing motorists sounded their horns and waved support as a spirited group of 100 women marched along the boundary of the BHP's Port kembla Steelworks on May 13, seeking