By Jolyon Campbell and Jeremy Smith MELBOURNE — In the last three weeks Victorian premier, Jeff Kennett, has upped the ante against the Save Albert Park (SAP) campaign. On October 23, in a wild outburst, Kennett accused the protest group, its
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By Liam Mitchell SYDNEY — Approximately 800 people rallied at Tempe Reserve on November 5 as part of the ongoing campaign against aircraft noise in southern Sydney suburbs. The rally, organised by the coalition of 13 councils that formed to
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By Hendrik Gout ADELAIDE — In two months' time a multinational consortium will take control of the state's water supply. United Water, a French, English and Australian firm, has the contract to deliver water to every house, shop, office, factory
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By Anthony Benbow PERTH — After a three-month campaign of union action, the Western Australian government has been forced to back down on in industrial relations "reforms". In emergency negotiations with union officials on November 6-7, Premier
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By Bill Mason A group of Torres Strait islanders, led by Jim Akee, have held meetings on the Murray Islands in preparation for a move to declare the islands independent from Australia and set up an interim government. The independence move has drawn
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By Karen Fletcher and Chris Spindler SYDNEY — Around 400 nurses and patients gathered outside St Vincent's public hospital in Darlinghurst on November 1 to protest against the loss of at least 70 beds and several vital services as a result of
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By Stan Thompson ADELAIDE — One thousand nurses held an angry march and rally on October 30 to protest against cuts to the health budget. In the last two years, the Liberal state government has cut $61 million dollars from the health budget which
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By Kath Gelber SYDNEY — Following the First National Conference on Violence Against Gay Men and Lesbians held here on October 28 and 29, organised by the Australian Institute of Criminology, the Australian Council of Lesbian and Gay Rights (ACLGR)
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By Tom Flanagan DARWIN — Two visitors from Texas, US gave unexpected support to local protesters against the ERA uranium shipment on November 2. When George and Dora Mower, aged 68 and 71, bought two of the nine passenger tickets for a round the
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By Ben Courtice HOBART — After three years of negotiations the Liberal state government has passed legislation to hand 12 sacred sites back to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. While both the government and Tasmanian Aboriginal Council
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By Leon Harrison and Anne Pavy PERTH — For the second time in three years, the mayor of Perth, Dr Peter Nattrass, has been accused of homophobia. In 1992 Nattrass and five other Perth councillors were found by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal to have
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Dodie McGuinness, a national executive member of Sinn Féin and a member of the Six County executive of Sinn Féin for six years, will be touring the eastern states from November 8-23. A native of Derry, McGuinness is has been active in