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  • Anti-war forum

    BRISBANE — On June 7, 40 people attended an anti-war forum jointly organised by the Stop the War Collective and the Brisbane Anti-Bases group. Speakers included Marianne Hanson, a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the

  • DEWR staff strike

    SYDNEY — Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) employees in Sydney struck for an hour at lunchtime on June 16 to protest over stalled bargaining negotiations. Workers in the NSW state office rallied at Belmore Park, supported by

  • Socialist Alliance prioritises union fight-back

    Peter Boyle, Melbourne The June 11 National Trade Union Fightback Conference fired the spirits of the 200-plus delegates and observers at the fourth national conference of the Socialist Alliance, held at the Victorian Trades Hall over the two days

  • June 30 protests 'first step to oust Howard'

    Jim McIlroy, Brisbane Queensland unions are well under way with plans for a mass mobilisation of members on June 30 against the Coalition government's new anti-union laws. Transport Workers Union secretary Hughie Williams told Green Left Weekly

  • Darwin Harbour under threat

    DARWIN — The Northern Territory Labor government's pre-election trumpeting of the "waterfront development" in the Darwin Harbour has failed to take into account the associated environmental risks. The project is the jewel in the crown of Chief

  • Local anti-Howard group formed

    MELBOURNE — On May 30, 30 people attended a meeting in Campbellfield, a northern suburb of Melbourne, to launch a local group to campaign against the federal government's attacks on workers' rights and welfare. Dave Kerin, convenor of the Union

  • University, TAFE staff march against attacks

    Susan Price, Sydney On June 1, more than 1500 university and TAFE staff from campuses across Sydney were joined by students and unionists from other sectors for a rally and march. This was part of a national day of protest against the federal

  • Venezuela 'a model for the world'

    BRISBANE — The radical changes in Venezuela are a "strong example for Latin America, and the entire world", renowned writer Tariq Ali told an audience of 400 people at the University of Queensland on May 30. Ali is touring Australia on the topic

  • Slap on the wrist for ERA

    @PARAFLTR = Slap on the wrist for ERA Kathy Newnam, Darwin The Ranger uranium mine operator, Energy Resources Australia, has received a $150,000 fine by the Darwin Magistrates Court for breaching the Mining Management Act. ERA pleaded guilty

  • Aleida Guevara speaks

    Barbara Rojas & Owen Richards, Sydney Aleida Guevara, 44-year-old daughter of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, criticised the neoliberal policies of Western governments and called for anti-globalisation activists to study the revolutionary ideas of her

  • Traditional owners speak out

    ADELAIDE — On May 28, elders and traditional owners from the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands addressed a public meeting to express their concerns about the review of the 1981 Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act. Organised by ANTaR SA and the

  • Asylum sought for anti-Pinochet fighter

    CANBERRA — Chilean solidarity activists around Australia have been holding information evenings to raise awareness of the conditions of political prisoners being held in Chile and other Latin American jails. Galvarino Sergio Apablaza Guerra, also