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Ted Roach, 1909-1997 @box text intro = Ted Roach, secretary of the South Coast branch of the Waterside Workers Federation during the pig-iron dispute in 1938, passed away on February 25. Born in Coledale, NSW, in 1909, Ted learned

IPSWICH — Some 350 people attended a forum titled "One year of Hanson: Exposing the myths" on Sunday, March 2, in the Ipswich Workers Club. The forum, organised by the Ipswich Anti-Racism Committee, was aimed at discussing

ANZ to sack hundredsEsanda, the financial services arm of the ANZ Bank, plans to sack 700 workers — a 40% of its work force. Esanda has been undertaking an 18-month review to restructure and cut costs. Some of

Education campaign at ANUCANBERRA — An education forum organised by the Australian National University Students Association affirmed the need to have both ANU and cross-campus education collectives build actions such as

@columhead = Partial will do "Ministers [should] desist from promoting Dorothy Dixers that appear designed to make the person asking him look like a total dill." — Leaked federal Coalition memo on managing parliamentary question time.

Hindmarsh Island bridge inquiriesEnvironment, Resources and Development Committee Inquiry (1993) An open inquiry that recommended: that the bridge be stopped and the ferry service upgraded; the development of a

MELBOURNE — In late April, a massive open air concert is planned in the Treasury Gardens to highlight the plight of 1300 East Timorese asylum seekers facing deportation to Portugal. Since the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in 1975, there has

The Long Walk It began in Adelaide and covered 85 kilometres as it made its way south to the town of Goolwa. There it ended in Amelia Park at the water's edge of Kumarangk, also known as Hindmarsh Island. Walking from November 25-30, 1996,

CANBERRA — A long-running dispute between the Transport Workers Union and concrete company Ready Mix came to a head recently when police were used to arrest union officials. According to Trevor Santi, ACT branch secretary of the

Bosses prepare to slash conditionsThe Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is coordinating a campaign to slash working conditions. It is preparing a test case to be put to the Australian Industrial Relations

Korean workers prepare to strikeSYDNEY — The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is launching another general strike, according to Jongsoae Oh, a leading member of the KCTU. Oh told a public meeting held on February 25

Melbourne rally for parksMELBOURNE — Three thousand people gathered on February 23 to express their anger at the state government's environmental vandalism. The rally was called by Hands Off Our Parks, a coalition of more than