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NSW Labor divided on power sell-offSYDNEY — A June 26 anti-privatisation rally called by the Labour Council of NSW outside state parliament attracted more than 1000 workers. It was joined by another 2500 workers

BRISBANE — The Queensland minister for health, National Party member Mike Horan, has launched an attack on women's right to abortion. Horan displayed his ultra-right, anti-woman views on the weekend of June 21-22 when

ALP right loses AWU electionsIn elections in the Australian Workers Union, the positions of national secretary, national president and two of the four national vice-presidents have been won by a broad coalition,

Government gags EDOsIn a major attack on the enforcement of environmental law, the Howard government has told Environmental Defender's Offices (EDOs) that they can no longer take legal action against state or federal

Metalworkers rally for award MELBOURNE—Metalworkers around Victoria attended rallies to defend their award conditions over the past week. They were responding to the fact that July 1 is the day on which the provisions of the Howard

Saving Giblett forest — againPERTH — Giblett forest, one of the areas saved from logging by WA's 1994 forest blockade, has been under threat again since earlier this year, when the WA government's

On May 28, the chair of the government's review of higher education, Roderick West, stated publicly that the Liberals' cuts to funding had affected higher education quality through staff cuts, less student-staff contact hours,

The government announced on June 18 that from July next year, a new common youth allowance will replace unemployment benefits for young people aged 18-20, Austudy and youth training, sickness and family allowances. The

Migrant women rallyCANBERRA — "We've learned to speak. We've learned to stand and walk. Don't cut off our legs." These words adorned placards held by 100 women who rallied outside Parliament House on June 17 to oppose cuts to

In-expressways "Things introduced by decadent capitalism have made inroads into our country, penetrating all sectors in the party and society." — Hou Zongbin, vice-chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party's discipline commission, in an

'Big pong' hits AdelaideADELAIDE — A controversy has been literally "brewing" out in the streets over the last few months. Because of a breakdown in the processing of sewage at the state's largest treatment plant, the air has

New threat to Aboriginal Day of Mourning siteSYDNEY — Aboriginal activists campaigning to save the historic Day of Mourning conference site in Elizabeth Street are stepping up their campaign following the lodging of a