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  • Logging destroys water sources

    Logging destroys water sources The North East Forest Alliance has expressed outrage that the logging destruction of NSW's most precious water-producing forests is continuing at 60 hectares per day. "With NSW in the grip of a

  • Newcastle rally against privatisation

    Newcastle rally against privatisationNEWCASTLE — A meeting was held at the Workers Club on September 16 as part of a national campaign opposing privatisation. Malcolm Larson, assistant secretary of the NSW

  • Controversy at Brisbane rally

    Controversy at Brisbane rallyBRISBANE — 500 people rallied against privatisation in Brisbane's King George Square on September 14. The rally was part of a national week of action. The rally was

  • Loose cannons

    Reassuring lctext = "As it stands, the Lucas Heights reactor does not have an effective regulator, cannot be prosecuted for breaching standards or operational conditions — even if it did so deliberately — and is under no obligation to

  • Strange bedfellows

    Strange bedfellowsDARWIN — The Country-Liberal Party government of the Northern Territory has lent ALP leader Brian Ede the use of one of its most senior public servants to try to convince the Labor Party

  • Brisbane meeting for 'Reworking Australia'

    Brisbane meeting for 'Reworking Australia'BRISBANE — "Economic rationalism in practice has proved irrational. It has produced injustice, poverty and unemployment", Professor Frank Stilwell, from the Sydney

  • A day to be believed

    A day to be believedADELAIDE — Giving domestic violence victims a chance to talk and be believed was the main purpose of a meeting called by the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) on September 4. A

  • East Timor campaign gains momentum

    Preparations for the October 15 National Day of Action against Australian government and business involvement in the Timor Gap Treaty are under way in all states. The National Day of Action is jointly organised by

  • Nurses stop work over staffing crisis

    Nurses stop work over staffing crisisBRISBANE — Nurses and other health workers at the Princess Alexandra Hospital picketed the hospital on September 9 demanding more funding for the state's ailing public health

  • Victorian ambulance service at risk

    Victorian ambulance service at riskMELBOURNE — Cutbacks to Victoria's ambulance service in the last budget have led to the formation of the community group, More Ambulance Services in Victoria. MASIV

  • Growing anger over SA budget

    ADELAIDE— The South Australian budget, brought down on August 25, has come under increasing criticism from unions, the community health sector, welfare organisations and political groups. As a result of the

  • Students step up fight against fees

    On September 7, some 100 students gathered at Wollongong DEET offices and marched to the court house. The same day more than 500 students rallied at the Australian National University. Students were protesting against