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APPM announces job cutsLAUNCESTON — Associated Pulp and Paper Mills has announced that it wants to shed 300 jobs from its Burnie and Wesley Vale mills by Christmas. A spokesperson for APPM said it was hopeful of meeting

NSW anti-union attack stallsWOLLONGONG — The first attempt by the NSW government to charge trade union officials under its new anti-union laws has stalled. South Coast Labour Council secretary Paul Matters and Australian

Shopping notes Wondering what to give your favourite failed entrepreneur for Christmas? Why not try "Monopoly — The Collector's Edition" from the Franklin Mint? It features "a lush green playing surface" framed in hardwood, 24 carat gold

Arnold plans public service cutbacks ADELAIDE — South Australian Labor Premier Lynn Arnold has heralded a major restructuring of the state public service, including the axing of jobs. One change will be the creation of a new layer of

MELBOURNE — Residents in the inner-northern suburb of Preston are opposing an application to expand the Northland shopping centre. They claim the centre already generates too much traffic, leading to excessive noise, air

Attack on Tas public serviceHOBART — In a submission to the State Industrial Commission on public service restructuring, the Tasmanian Liberal government has called for scrapping of paid maternity leave, increasing the

Mobilisation for social and economic justiceMELBOURNE — The first stage of a grand plan to "start a new political movement that will seize the political agenda from the politicians and the media", initiated by Rainbow

Candle Day Friday, October 23, is Candle Day — the day on which Amnesty International raises funds to support its humanitarian and human rights activities by selling badges. Amnesty does not seek or accept funds from any government,

CANBERRA — Four Aboriginal activists — Isabel Coe, Harold Williams, Sonya Brown and Ian Williams — were recently convicted but not sentenced on trespassing charges resulting from the 80-strong peaceful occupation of

MELBOURNE — About 200 people attended a three-day Ecopolitics VI conference from September 25. Talks and panels covered a range of topics from environmental philosophy to politics and social movements. Although the attendance

A joke doing the rounds in WA sums up the state of work at the old Swan Brewery. Question: "When is a picket line not a picket line?" Answer: "When [state heritage minister] Jim McGinty tells [BLF secretary] Kevin Reynolds

MELBOURNE — The swing against Labor in the October 3 Victorian election was a record 6%. At the close of counting on election night, Jeff Kennett's Liberal-National Coalition had won 61 out of the 92 seats in the Legislative