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MELBOURNE — Sweeping cuts to Victoria's public transport system are being denounced as socially and environmentally irresponsible. Of 14 suburban rail lines, only four appear to have escaped severe

Bleak prospects for TasmaniaHOBART — Unemployment in Tasmania reached 12.6% according to seasonally adjusted figures released on January 14. This is the highest figure recorded in Australia since monthly surveys

Brewery struggle continues Perth — The struggle to halt redevelopment of the old Swan Brewery site has entered another year and shows no sign of abating, despite the actions of WA government-backed developer Multiplex. The company used

Socialist campaign launchedSYDNEY — The Democratic Socialist Electoral League 1993 federal election campaign was launched here on January 3 with a panel of candidates outlining some of the basic issues central to

PERTH — Western Australian voters will have a choice of more than just Labor-Liberal in the state election on February 6. Greens, socialists and independents will be among the candidates. "There needs to be an

Toxic dump cover-up revealedBRISBANE — Conservationists and the Queensland Greens have called for a full inquiry into the Gurulmundi toxic waste dump after a government expert revealed tight restrictions had been placed

Submarine in accidentHOBART — The US nuclear submarine USS Topeka had its departure from Hobart delayed by an accident involving its anchor. According to the State Emergency Service, the delay was to ensure that the

Lesbian, gay ban lifted in military but not in TasmaniaThe federal Labor government's decision to lift the ban on lesbians and gays in the armed forces has far-reaching ramifications for the struggle for lesbian and gay rights

MELBOURNE — In a move calculated to tailor the ongoing campaign against the Kennett government's draconian Employee Relations Act to Labor's federal re-election bid, the Keating federal government announced on

Thousands march against GroomHOBART — More than 7000 people took to the streets throughout Tasmania on December 3 to protest the Groom Liberal government's new anti-worker industrial legislation. In Hobart, some 4000

HOBART — Some 100 people attended a very lively, and sometimes heated, debate called "Trade Unions, Jobs, and Industrial Relations in the '90's", at Politics in the Pub here on December 4. The forum, sponsored

Carr crashes at rallySYDNEY — The central city rally on the November 30 National Day of Action here revealed a new level of hatred and disgust with Labor politicians on the part of the 3-4000 workers present. State ALP