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  • Migrant English classes threatened

    SYDNEY — Teachers at the Adult Migrant English Service (AMES) in Auburn and Parramatta are campaigning to stop a threatened closure of English for migrants classes at Auburn. AMES is administered by the state

  • 'A wasted six-year opportunity'

    'A wasted six-year opportunity'BRISBANE — "Whichever way the final result goes, the Goss Labor government has wasted a priceless six-year opportunity for major reform in Queensland", Democratic Socialist candidate for

  • NOWSA 1995 a big success

    MELBOURNE — The ninth conference of the National Organisation of Women Students in Australia was held here July 3-7. With around 600 participants, it was the largest NOWSA conference yet. The theme was "Women in revolt".

  • Resistance plans stepped-up activity

    MELBOURNE — The 24th national Resistance conference, held here July 7-10, attracted around 220 people for intensive discussions on the conference theme, "Struggle, solidarity, socialism". Discussion in plenaries and

  • International protests against nuclear tests

    The worldwide uproar over the French government's decision to resume nuclear tests in the Pacific has been fuelled by the violent seizure of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior off Moruroa atoll on July 9. Protests were

  • Massive swing against ALP in Queensland

    BRISBANE — The result of the Queensland state election hung in the balance on July 16, following a huge swing against Labor. The swing of 5.5% statewide shocked observers, who had generally predicted a moderate protest vote

  • NSW teachers reject elitist education

    SYDNEY – Teachers and the NSW government seem set on a collision course after the NSW Teachers Federation's 77th annual conference voted to place bans on the introduction of new programs until the beginning of the 1997 school year. Bob Carr's Labor government responded by insisting that it had a mandate to carry through its education reform agenda.

  • Queer Collaborations moves left

    MELBOURNE — More than 200 people attended the 1995 Queer Collaborations conference, held at Melbourne University July 10-14. The conference brought together lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenderist students (and many

  • Loose cannons

    Virtue "The office has many virtues. Its chief virtue is that it was planned by the previous government." — NSW Labor Premier Bob Carr on his new $28 million office. Job description "You're not a copper till you can work pissed." — NSW

  • Big mobilisation against nuclear testing

    Sydney Up to 40,000 people rallied, marched and picketed here on Bastille Day, July 14, to condemn the proposed French nuclear testing in the Pacific, write Amy Phillips and Chris Spindler. A day-long picket was held at the French

  • Seminar challenges privatisation

    Seminar challenges privatisationADELAIDE — Widespread concern and opposition to privatisation were demonstrated here on June 28-29, when 100 people attended a seminar, "Selling off the State".