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National women's conferenceCANBERRA — CAPOW!, the Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women!, is a new networking body which is establishing itself as a powerful force for the more than 50 national

Triumph clothing strike endsBRISBANE — More than 350 women at Triumph International women's underwear factories at Ipswich and Wynnum ended a nine-day strike on November 3, after gaining some improvement in the redundancy

Comment by Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs) PERTH — The West Australian Liberal Party's anti-Mabo legislation is a crime against humanity. Running true to form, the West Australian Liberal extremists are determined to validate their own leases

WOLLONGONG — The South Coast Labour Council on November 2 imposed a ban on goods being shipped from Port Kembla to Papua New Guinea. The ban will not be lifted until the PNG government lifts the blockade against

ADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers (SAIT) has endorsed the union's president, Clare McCarty, as an "Education Independent" for the state elections on December 11. Green Left Weekly spoke to McCarty about

Blacks demand more time on legislationBRISBANE — Three hundred people attended a meeting to discuss the Mabo situation on November 5. The meeting, organised by the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research

Perth residents fight freewayPERTH — The City Northern Bypass is a freeway link proposed by the state Liberal government to run across the northern edge of the Perth central area. The government claims that it will help

Officials 'ignored' illegal sewer dumpsBRISBANE — Brisbane City Council staff have turned a blind eye to the dumping of huge amounts of illegal liquid waste into the city's sewerage system, a Criminal Justice Commission

Big business responds "Richard Court sets off alone on his risky Mabo path" ran the editorial in the November 5 issue of the West Australian. Reflecting the concerns of a section of big business that believes a better approach would be a

PERTH — The Court government tabled the Land (Titles and Traditional Usage) Bill in the Legislative Assembly on November 4 in an attempt to pre-empt the Keating government's legislation, expected to be introduced on November

Reclaim the Night in Darwin DARWIN — Speakers from the East Timorese community, the Aboriginal community and the university women's collective addressed the Reclaim the Night rally on October 29. The theme of the rally, organised by the Ruby Gaea

CANBERRA — Secondary Students Against Cuts (SSAC) is organising a strike on November 16 to protest against the ACT Labor government's education cuts. The radical youth movement Resistance is supporting and helping to organise