By Tuntuni Bhattacharyya
SYDNEY — As of February 20, seven doctors camped outside the NSW Parliament House had not taken any food for six days. The hunger strike by members of Australian Doctors Trained Overseas is to protest the Australian
News
On February 5, more than 22,000 gathered on the steps of the Sydney Opera House for the launch of the 1999 Mardi Gras season.
By Kim Bullimore
CANBERRA — On the orders of parliamentary officials, federal police again attacked a peaceful protest by members of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House on February 15. Police violently wrenched spears,
Forests become an election issue
By Simon Kenny
On February 16, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the wood supply guaranteed by the National Parks and Forestry Estate Act (1998) for the next 20 years is to be reviewed by the NSW Audit
By Paul Glenning
ROCKHAMPTON — The 17-month dispute at Gordonstone mine in central Queensland has escalated over the past two weeks as the new owner, Rio Tinto, has attempted to bus non-union labour onto the mine site. Meeting them every
Correction
In last week's Green Left Weekly the article on the resignation of Queensland MUA organiser Jeff Langdon contained the following sentence: "Langdon claimed the branch leadership did not send copies of his resignation letter to ships
By Anthony Benbowand Bronwen Beechey
ADELAIDE — For the last 12 months, the Olsen Liberal government has been trying to privatise the state Electricity Trust (ETSA). A community and industrial campaign has so far thwarted Olsen's plan to ram the
By Chris Slee
MELBOURNE — In a decision handed down on January 27, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission found that Mervyn Vogt was unfairly dismissed from his job with Telstra, and ordered his re-instatement with back pay. Vogt, a
By Kathy Newnam
ADELAIDE — As part of preparations for International Women's Day, a forum on February 6 featured a range of speakers on the theme chosen by the 1999 IWD Collective, "Women Unite For Your Rights". Melanie Sjoberg, an industrial
Firefighters demand a fair deal
ADELAIDE — Firefighters and their supporters rallied on February 10 in support of an 18% pay rise. The SA government has offered 6% over three years. Mick Doyle, secretary of the United Fire Fighters Union
By Tuntuni Bhattacharyya
SYDNEY — Not long after she was elected leader of the NSW Liberal opposition, Kerry Chikarovski told the Sydney Morning Herald that she "believes in a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy safely, because New South Wales
Cops extinguish Tent Embassy fire
By Kim Bullimoreand Paul Oboohov
CANBERRA — On February 8, elders and supporters from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy took their protest to the lawns of new Parliament House to coincide with the resumption of
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