Some of his best friends
"I enjoy an excellent relationship with the Aboriginal community throughout my electorate, and I am currently a patron of the Aboriginal Sports Centre at Condobolin." — Ian Armstrong, new National Party leader in NSW,
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ACTU letter on Cambodia Members of the ACTU executive and other union leaders have written to foreign minister Senator Gareth Evans urging economic aid for Cambodia and the exclusion of the Khmer Rouge from the peace process. The letter
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Anti-vivisection rallyADELAIDE — A rally here on May 15 marked Australian week for animals in laboratories. The Anti-vivisection Union, the South Australian Federation of Animal Societies and members of the
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Wollongong fights cuts in incest servicesWOLLONGONG — Two hundred people gathered in the Town Hall on May 13 to demand an increase in incest services for Wollongong and the Illawarra region. The public meeting was
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WA TLC dithers as attacks mountPERTH — A motion for a Trades and Labor Council-endorsed day of action involving a stop-work meeting and rally on June 17 was defeated 51 votes to 31 after a sharp debate at the TLC
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Thousands attend AIDS vigilMELBOURNE — An estimated 10,000 people braved cold temperatures on May 15 to take part in the 10th annual candlelight vigil to mark AIDS Awareness Day. The vigil is held in memory of those
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SA public sector plans campaignADELAIDE — a mass meeting in the Festival Theatre on May 12 was the first major response by the unions to recent attacks from the state government. Speakers
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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
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People's Party win 'best option'ADELAIDE — "The best case scenario" in the current Cambodian elections "would be a clear win for the Cambodian People's Party", Daryl Bullen told a Democratic Socialist forum here on
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PERTH — workers at the Westrail Midland Workshop, which the state Liberal government intends to close, set up a 24-hour picket line on May 20 to prevent the movement of freight trains; 24 were stopped.
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Save the rubbish "I don't see the need to tip something out just because it looks as though it's been there for a long time." — New Zealand foreign minister Don McKinnon, supporting continued ties to the British crown. And the winner is
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On May 13 the ACTU executive rejected a call by several unions covering low-paid workers for a national wage claim of $8 per week for workers who had not managed to strike enterprise bargains with their employers. ACTU