Rank and file discuss woodchip crisisSYDNEY— A lively "jobs and environment" meeting organised by the Rank and File Alliance was attended by more than 50 people on March 4.
Gavin Hillier, the NSW secretary of the
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Not short enough "People's memories are amazingly short." — Mari-Ann Kelam, a spokesperson for Estonia's coalition government, which received only 5% of the vote in March 5 elections. The pro-capitalist coalition had presided over a big increase
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Unions see MIM confrontationBRISBANE — Unions at strife-torn Mount Isa are predicting a major industrial confrontation following the March 10 appointment of Comalco Ltd's Nick Stump to head giant Queensland mining company
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Stoppages planned against SA education cutsADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers is planning a series of rolling stoppages on March 14, 16, 21 and 23. The demands are prevention of further cuts to
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Owl endangered One of Australia's rare nocturnal animals, the sooty owl, is in danger of extinction due to the lack of a law to protect it, according to the Concerned Residents of East Gippsland (CROEG). Scientist Paul Peake, who has spent
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Aboriginal death in Long Bay SYDNEY — "The hanging death of Brian Joe Ballard at Long Bay Jail Hospital is the second death to occur this year", said Ray Jackson, public officer of the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch Committee. "How
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Blockade of M2 freeway continuesSYDNEY — A blockade of the M2 motorway by up to 30 community activists has continued since February 12. Protesters say the tollway, in Sydney's north-west, sacrifices community consultation,
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Braving 40 heat, more than 6000 people rallied against woodchipping in old-growth forests on February 26 in what organisers believe was the most broad and dynamic demonstration held in Adelaide for some time. Green Left Weekly's PIP HINMAN spoke to
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By Anne-Marie Donnelly and Brendan Greenhill BRISBANE — The Queensland Criminal Justice Commission decided late on Friday, March 3, not to charge the "Pinkenba Six" with official misconduct after they were cleared of criminal charges in
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Port Jackson independent launches campaignSYDNEY — Social Justice Independent for Port Jackson, Denis Doherty, launched his campaign for the state elections here on March 3. Around 100 people attended the launch,
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Sunshine Coast students walk outBRISBANE — Students at Nambour High School in the Sunshine Coast hinterland walked out of school in late February in support of Honey Marich, a 15-year-old classmate excluded for wearing a
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CFMEU bans demolitionMELBOURNE — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has backed a campaign by Broadmeadows teachers and community leaders to stop the government from bulldozing the caretakers'