HOBART — Incat management has agreed to some of the demands put by unions following industrial action in support of a 5% wage rise and a 38-hour week.
Following the lead of 20 electricians who took strike action the previous week, 100 workers
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Kamala Emanuel, Hobart Twenty people attended an "Iraq pre-election fire sale" on the Salamanca Lawns on January 29. The Peace Coalition organised the action to draw attention to the massive privatisation of Iraqi assets that has been prepared or
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Dale Mills, Sydney The renewal of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 by the NSW parliament looks certain after a review. The law allows a senior police officer to give special powers to police that will suspend civil liberties. This
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Selena Black, Sydney "No-one is fooled by the US-orchestrated Iraqi elections: they will not bring peace and democracy to the country. Instead they have been the 'justification' for the more intense bombing, killing and torture campaign of Iraqis
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Roberto Jorquera Solidarity activists from around Australia are preparing for an international solidarity brigade to Venezuela in July-August. The Brigade will include participation in the World Federation of Youth and Students (WFDY) conference
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Kate Howard, Newcastle Labour-hire staff working at the Telstra call centre in Newcastle gained a significant victory over their employer, Choice HR, at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on January 21. Last August, Choice HR reduced
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Nick Everett, Canberra Department of Employment and Workplace Relations employees have voted overwhelmingly against a non-union agreement put forward by DEWR management. The result, declared on January 27, was 78% against the proposal. DEWR
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Tamara Pearson, Sydney With just one day's notice, 60 people gathered in Bankstown to welcome Mamdouh Habib home on January 29, after he was released from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The rally was organised by the Justice for
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Sarah Stephen, Sydney Refugee supporters rallied on January 25 outside the Downing Centre Local Court. The rally coincided with a court appearance by refugee-rights activists who have been charged with allegedly helping escapees from the Villawood
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Stuart Martin, Melbourne Electrical Trades Union (ETU) members have received a minor setback in their fight for an enterprise agreement with BlueScope Steel at the Western Port facility in Hastings, Victoria. On January 17 the Australian Industrial
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Jim McIlroy, Brisbane Around 400 Aboriginal protesters and their supporters rallied in Roma Street Forum and marched through city streets to Musgrave Park to mark Invasion Day, January 26, the day white settlers first arrived in Australia. The
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Chris Latham, Perth On January 18, construction workers on a number of Perth building sites walked off the job over fears that a heavy haze that has been affecting Perth was hazardous to outdoor workers. The stoppages caused outrage from