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BRISBANE — A rally of 250 people here on February 26 slammed the federal Coalition and its attacks on young people. In particular, the rally condemned the Liberals' policies of "vouchers" for university degrees, a $3/hour youth

First Green elected to WA parliamentPERTH — The first Green member of the WA Legislative Council has been elected. Counting of preferences gave Greens (WA) candidate Jim Scott the edge over the Democrats and

Dee Margetts is the Greens (WA) number one Senate candidate in the federal elections. She hopes to join Christabel Chamarette, who succeeded Jo Vallentine as Greens senator at the beginning of 1992. Green Left Weekly

SYDNEY — As the voting for the position of assistant national secretary of the Public Sector Union moves into its final phase, a dirty tricks campaign initiated by supporters of Wendy Caird has surfaced. Caird is the endorsed

National Greens name candidate in VictoriaMELBOURNE — The National Greens are standing a candidate in Victoria: Rebecca Wigney, a 23-year-old graduate in biological sciences, in the eastern suburbs federal seat of

Alternative candidates share viewsCANBERRA — Candidates of the Greens, Democrats, Green Democratic Alliance and Democratic Socialists came together here on February 23 to discuss their approach to unemployment, the

More people get Green Left Sales of Green Left have been rapidly increasing this year. In particular, Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party branches report enormous success in their street sales, with an increase this year of over 30%

Tax the rich, says Brotherhood of St LaurenceMELBOURNE — According to Bishop Michael Challen, executive director of the Brotherhood of St Laurence (a major welfare organisation) "incomes at the bottom of the scale must

NUS, ACTU campaign against CoalitionMELBOURNE — Mark Seymour from the band Hunters and Collectors was one of the speakers addressing the February 22 launch of a joint National Union of Students-ACTU campaign against the

Building a green, left alternative in the IllawarraWOLLONGONG — Doctor Margaret Perrott has been campaigning for a decade to build a green, left alternative to Labor and Liberal. In 1984 she was the founding

'Anti-gay, go away!'HOBART — Anti-gay, anti-choice campaigner Fred Nile was confronted by 50 angry protesters from Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group and Women's Action Group when he arrived at the airport here on

MELBOURNE — On March 1, some 800,000 workers in Victoria covered by state awards are forced to make a choice: sign an employment contract (individual or collective) or have award conditions automatically rolled over into an