Noreen Navin, Sydney
NSW Teachers Federation president Maree O'Halloran
announced on May 21 that the union's executive would decide at its meeting on May 24 the date for a 48-hour strike of NSW public school teachers.
The strike is being called
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CANBERRA — A new campaign urging the Howard government not to proceed with its proposed security treaty with Indonesia was launched on September 15 by former West Papuan politicians Willem Zonggonau and Clemens Runawery, and Greens Senator Bob
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GEELONG — A young workers' network is being set up to organise a conference in May dealing with young workers' issues. The February 22 meeting of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) voted to endorse and support the conference. Tim Gooden, GTHC
GEELONG — A young workers' network is being set up to organise a conference in May dealing with young workers' issues. The February 22 meeting of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) voted to endorse and support the conference.
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Stuart Harrison, Geelong Young workers are organising to fight back as PM John Howard's new "Work Choices" laws begin to take effect. A recent report by the government's Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA) showed that all the new Australian
Stuart Harrison, Geelong
Young workers are organising to fight back as PM John Howard's new "Work Choices" laws begin to take effect.
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Despite PM John Howard's call for a "full-blooded debate" about energy, greenhouse and uranium mining, there has been little discussion about renewable energy sources such as wind power.
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Bronwyn Jennings Around 100 teachers and school support staff attended the annual state conference of the Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) on July 8. One of the most contentious issues was public-private partnerships (PPPs)
Bronwyn Jennings
Around 100 teachers and school support staff attended the annual state conference of the Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) on July 8. One of the most contentious issues was public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education.
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GEELONG — Forty people joined a rally on August 4 to protest against Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine. The action was organised by the Geelong Anti-War Coalition, which has re-activated its networks to campaign against the war. The protesters
GEELONG — Forty people joined a rally on August 4 to protest against Israel's war on Lebanon and Palestine. The action was organised by the Geelong Anti-War Coalition, which has re-activated its networks to campaign against the war.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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