Kerryn Williams, Sydney
On September 24, Redfern police Aboriginal liaison officer Paul Wilkinson told the NSW parliamentary inquiry into Redfern that the young Aboriginal man who died after he was impaled on a fence in Waterloo on February 14, had
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Kathy Newnam, Darwin Following discussions on June 5 between defence minister Robert Hill and US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the plan for a joint US-Australia military facility in northern Australia has been officially placed on the agenda
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DARWIN — The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) launched a campaign on October 22 to win better wages and professional recognition for child-care workers in the Northern Territory. The LHMU has targeted low wages as one of the key
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#1 Timor benefit concert BRISBANE — Several hundred people crowded into the No 12 Lounge Bar in Fortitude Valley on September 9 for the "Dem Belly Full?" benefit concert for East Timor. The event was sponsored by the Roots 'n' All Foundation
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#1 Teachers endorse further action SYDNEY — On June 2, 98% of teachers at Sky Channel-linked meetings across NSW voted in favour of further industrial action if the state government fails to fund a salaries increase from outside the existing
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Pip Hinman, Sydney "It seems that the Howard government is happy to recognise same-sex partnerships to deny us our civil rights, but when it comes to extending rights, they exclude us", Community Action Against Homophobia (CAAH) spokesperson Rachel
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Simon Butler, Newcastle The mining division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has welcomed the August 9 conviction of the companies and individuals responsible for events that led to the tragic deaths of four coal
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Philippa Skinner NSW Premier Bob Carr is attempting to introduce legislation to counter a victory won by protests opposing filming of the movie Stealth in the Blue Mountains National Park, a world heritage area. In late April, the NSW Land and
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Working stiffs, as always "Most rich people are able to avoid taxes, and if you can't raise enough money from taxing the rich, guess who pays the taxes?" — Emperor George Bush II, August 11, defending his tax policy. Land of opportunity "The
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Howard chased off campus CANBERRA — Prime Minister John Howard's attempt to launch the Coalition's new policy on research and development funding at the CSIRO on May 6 was gatecrashed by 150 angry students and activists from the Australian
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SYDNEY — Members of Resistance, the Greens, the Uniting Church's Tertiary Students Association and Socialist Alternative picketed the University of NSW military recruitment stall on February 23 during the campus orientation week. "People come to
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Pip Hinman, Sydney "The August 8 statement by 43 former service chiefs and diplomats, accusing PM John Howard of lying about the reasons for Australia going to war on Iraq, underlines what most Australians already know", Anna Samson from Sydney's