Kylie Moon, Sydney
On June 18, 20 people took to the Births, Deaths and Marriage Registrar to protest the passing of the Marriage Amendment Act. The day before, the bill, which outlaws same-sex marriage, was passed in federal parliament.
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It's official! Creation of Israel not part of 'freedom agenda' "You know, I've heard this theory about everything was just fine until we arrived, and kind of we're going to stir up the hornet's nest theory. It just doesn't hold water, as far as I'm
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#3 Rock against Howard BRISBANE — Five-hundred people crammed into the Arena on September 16 for the Rock Against Howard national tour. Steve Towson, the Herd, Frenzal Rhomb and Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett provided entertainment and
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Sarah Stephen, Sydney Up to 1000 asylum seekers remain behind bars in Australia's immigration detention centres, including 168 children. The majority are from war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq - places the Australian government
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Sam Wainwright, Perth Led by some of the 107 workers being sued by the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), around 4500 people rallied on August 29 in support of the first workers to face fines under the Howard government's new
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3 Iraq occupation 'root cause of violence' SYDNEY — On September 11, 85 people packed the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre to hear independent reporter John Martinkus and former human shield in Iraq Donna Mulhearn. Martinkus also screened his film
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News briefs #1 Murris march against ATSIC abolition BRISBANE — Around 200 Murris and supporters rallied in the Roma Street Forum and marched to the offices of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission on May 20. The protest
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Troy McGuinness Earlier this year Australia Post, one of the largest employers in Australia, began cutting full-time jobs at its five country mail centres — Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Seymour and Morwell. This has resulted in a large proportion
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Kylie Moon, Sydney A national campaign has been launched by the Victorian branch of the Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) to convince Australia Post (AP) workers to reject a proposed enterprise agreement, and to engage in a more
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Sue Bolton, Melbourne On May 10, at least 8000 trade unionists defied the employers, the federal and Victorian governments, the ACTU and the national officials of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union by rallying outside Melbourne's county
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Ian Jamieson, Fremantle The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has added its support to the campaign in solidarity with the 107 construction workers facing fines of up to $28,600 each for going on strike. The ICFTU said the Howard
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Socialist Alliance member Alex Bainbridge and environmental activist Jimi Cocking outside the Launceston Magistrate's Court on August 17, after police dropped charges against them. The two activists had been arrested protesting against PM John