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Chisholm TAFE's union bustingMELBOURNE — Chisholm TAFE Institute student union leaders are accusing TAFE management of trying to destroy the student union. At the Frankston campus, student representatives have been served

BANKSTOWN — Students and staff at the University of Western Sydney's Bankstown campus are united in a campaign to defeat cuts to UWS Macarthur's adult education course. The cuts will affect 135 students and are part of a broader

BRISBANE — The Wilderness Society and other conservation groups have called a rally in King George Square on June 14, at noon, to demand an end to the destruction of native forests in south-east Queensland. A leaflet issued by the

Adelaide Sorry Day commemorationADELAIDE — Around 500 people gathered on May 26 for a "Journey of Healing" to mark the first anniversary of Sorry Day and the second anniversary of Bringing Them Home, the report on the

Protesters condemn Democrats BRISBANE — A picket against the GST was held outside the Fortitude Valley offices of the Australian Democrats on May 29, the day after their dirty deal with the Coalition was announced. Called by the Democratic

PERTH — Five people are now facing trial for the murder of 14-year-old Aboriginal boy Cleon Jackman after his battered body was found on May 22. Jackman is believed to have been beaten and strangled to death after he was

ADELAIDE — "Sexual harassment is against the law", ACTU president Jennie George reminded more than 60 participants at the launch of a new publication of the SA United Trades and Labour Council, Uniting to Eliminate Sexual

Tasmanian budget fails health and child-careHOBART — Rising gambling tax revenues and a 5% levy on household electricity bills allowed the Tasmanian ALP government to boost some public spending and deliver a budget with a surplus

MELBOURNE — Forty-three members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) employed at Marathon Foods in Kensington participated in their first picket line in mid-May. Marathon Foods produces dim sims, spring rolls and

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Solidarity with Indonesia goes internationalBetween May 21 and 23, protests actions were held in a number of countries in support of the struggle for democracy in Indonesia and independence for East Timor. On May 21, supporters

NATO's 'humanitarian' war: it's a lieAs the NATO bombing of the Balkans enters its third month, NATO's "humanitarian" smokescreen is thinning rapidly. The civilian casualty figures are rising, while Slobodan Milosevic's