SYDNEY — The details are emerging of the NSW Labor Council's deal with the state Labor government to resolve the debacle over industrial relations minister John Della Bosca's proposed changes to workers' compensation.
Although the
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ADELAIDE This is an occasion we should all be rejoicing about, was how veteran socialist Norm Taylor began his address to the launch of the Socialist Alliance here on May 21. The alliance was urgently needed, Taylor
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SYDNEY — Angry at federal budget plans to further erode access to social security and toughen "mutual obligation", local residents, indigenous community representatives, welfare recipients and Centrelink staff met in inner-city
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HOBART — In a move that has shocked workers in women's and children's refuges, the Tasmanian Labor government announced plans on May 11 to close one of the four refuges in the south of the state, while the other three will have
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If anyone expected the 2001-2002 federal budget to kick-start a vibrant and exciting election contest between the two major parties, they will have been sorely disappointed by Treasurer Peter Costello's latest effort. Facing an
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Workplace relations minister Tony Abbott has called for an inquiry into the construction industry, alleging widespread corruption, fraud and intimidation of workers. What this really represents is a blatant political
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BY SIBYLLE KACZOREK & JO ELLIS DARWIN — The AIDS Council's annual candlelight vigil, held on May 20, provided solidarity for those living with HIV and encouraged people to join the fight against discrimination and oppression. Gary Meyerhoff,
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Ken Fry was the Labor member for Fraser, one of Canberra's two lower house seats, from 1974-1984 and is best known as one of the leading parliamentary supporters of independence for East Timor, having visited the country shortly before its
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Rally saves planetarium BRISBANE — The Brisbane City Council has backed off from a threat to cut funding to the Brisbane Planetarium, after some 60 people rallied at the planetarium's Mount Coot-tha site on May 20 to demand it be kept open.
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WOLLONGONG — Unions claimed victory over BHP in last week's dispute over individual contracts and workplace safety. After a three-day strike, BHP was forced to delay its contracting out of protective services workers at its Port
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The Australian Financial Review's May 23 headlines said it all, "There's a hole where the surplus used to be", "Even the 1.5 billion isn't as good as it looks" and, on May 24, "The incredible shrinking surplus". Behind the
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SYDNEY Coming hard on the heels of launches of local Socialist Alliance groups across the city, 25 students at Sydney University gathered on May 23 to launch the alliance on their campus. Student activist Dom Rowe,