Greenslopes picketBRISBANE — About 40 people attended a picket outside the Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital on April 16 to protest against plans to close parts of the facility and privatise the remainder.
The picket
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ADELAIDE — The difficulties of life as a performing artist will be highlighted in a South Australia campaign by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). In a submission to the state government's Arts Taskforce, it
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ADELAIDE — The state Liberal government is undertaking an audit of the public sector which promises more cutbacks in jobs and community services. Rumours abound that another 1000 staff are to be cut from the State Bank in
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Sydney demo on jobs crisisSYDNEY — Students, workers and the unemployed will demonstrate on April 28 against the federal government's approach to the unemployment crisis. The Cross Campus Education Network, which
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BRISBANE — Just three days before the release of the Criminal Justice Commission report into the death of Aboriginal dancer Daniel Yock in police custody on November 7, another Aborigine died in police custody here.
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National day of action against skyrailBRISBANE — April 11 was a national day of action against the proposed construction of a skyrail from Cairns to Kuranda in Queensland's far north. Activists here from the Queensland
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New Tasmanian political party HOBART — "Make more room at the trough — the Extremely Greedy 40% Extra Party is here!", says the first press release of Tasmania's newest political party. The Extremely Greedy 40% Extra Party has 200
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Education Department targeted protestersMELBOURNE — The senselessly violent tactics used by police against protesters at Richmond Secondary College on December 13 now appear to have an explanation. In the week before the
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NEWCASTLE — Environmentalists and concerned residents are outraged at a proposal to allow a new township of 17,000 people to be built on a coastal dune area at Fern Bay, 15 kilometres north of here. The council has asked
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Increased danger from ultraviolet radiation Leaked research from a top laboratory of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States indicates that sun-screens may not provide protection from excessive ultraviolet radiation (UV-B)
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PSU Campaign establishedMELBOURNE — A new Public Sector Union rank and file group, PSU Campaign, was officially launched here on April 9. The group's charter is to work for a more democratic, open and involving union, for
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Mines dumping toxic waste, CJC toldBRISBANE — Queensland's biggest company, MIM, was guilty of contaminating thousands of hectares of the northern region, a state government environment officer told the Criminal Justice