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  • Artists for East Timor exhibition

    Artists for East Timor exhibition By Stephen O'Brien NEWCASTLE — An art exhibition here, organised by Artists for East Timor and Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET), raised more $3000 for East Timor. The exhibition was

  • Metal workers launch industry-wide campaign

    Mass meetings of unionists who are part of the Metal Trades Federation of Unions have overwhelmingly endorsed a log of claims and campaign strategy for "Campaign 2000", which aims to end enterprise bargaining and move to an

  • Workers act against ACI lockout

    Workers act against ACI lockoutMELBOURNE — Members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union are picketing the ACI glass mould manufacturing plant in Box Hill. The workers have been locked out since December 20. The union

  • Staff protest against TAFE closure

    SYDNEY — Teachers at Seaforth TAFE have entered their fifth week on the picket line protesting against Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE's decision to close the college last December. The picket line was set up after the

  • Port Kembla Hospital protest

    Port Kembla Hospital protest WOLLONGONG — Twenty-five angry protesters confronted Colin Markham, the MLA for Wollongong, on January 14 demanding that the accident department at Port Kembla Hospital remain open. The closure has been

  • Universities: Can't pay? Can't go!

    Late on Christmas eve, federal education minister David Kemp released a government report revealing that the Coalition government has cut funding to higher education by $600 million over the past four years. Direct yearly government

  • Bisexuals' Mardi Gras membership to be rediscussed

    SYDNEY — Participants at a public meeting of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras held on December 11 strongly supported the elimination of restrictions on bisexuals gaining Mardi Gras membership. The meeting, attended by 40

  • Loose cannons

    Mortality "The danger of Mr Pinochet dying is permanent." — Chile's ambassador to Britain, Pablo Cabrera, on why the former dictator should never stand trial for ordering the murder of thousands of Chileans during his rule. Remember Longford?

  • Aboriginal protest camp closed down

    ADELAIDE — On January 7, the South Australian police, on government orders, broke up a protest camp of Arabunna people and their supporters outside Government House on North Terrace. Police arrived at the camp at 6am, removed

  • ALP-Labor Council-unions deal: a mini-Accord?

    ALP-Labor Council-unions deal: a mini-Accord?SYDNEY — The NSW government's pay offer to nearly 200,000 public sector employees (see article on this page) should be approached by workers with considerable caution. The involvement

  • Public sector unionists will oppose pay deal

    SYDNEY — Opposition is rising among public servants in New South Wales to a pay offer made by the state Labor government. The pay deal is being put forward as an agreement between the NSW government, the Public Service Association

  • Correction

    Correction The article "Victimised unionist garners support" in Green Left Weekly issue #387 reported that an Australian Bureau of Statistics NSW sub-delegates' committee meeting voted unanimously for a motion in support of Organising Works trainee