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#2 Prostitution law opposed DARWIN — On December 1, the Scarlet Alliance, a national sex workers' rights group, held a World AIDS Day public forum to highlight issues surrounding the unjust and discriminatory sex worker law in the Northern

Chris Slee & Graham Matthews, Melbourne Stephen Jolly, national secretary of the Socialist Party, was elected to the Yarra City Council for the ward of Langridge in the November 27 Victorian council elections. An ALP and a Greens member were also

Jim McIlroy & Margarita Windisch, Ballarat "The spirit of Eureka has always been part of the progressive trade union movement", environmentalist and former NSW Builders Labourers Federation secretary Jack Mundey told a crowd of several hundred at

Paul Benedek, Sydney The inner-city suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo, home to the Australian Heritage-listed Redfern Block, which has historically been a centre of Black empowerment and organising, faces a $5 billion state government

Sue Bolton, Melbourne A mini-bus of workers from the SPC Ardmona cannery in Mooroopna, central-northern Victoria, were joined by other Australian Manufacturing Workers Union members in a protest outside the company's headquarters on November 30.

Kylie Moon, Sydney "Fightback: Resisting Howard's Agenda" was the theme of a public meeting at the Sydney Gaelic Club on December 2 that brought together 90 activists involved in many of the current campaigns against the attacks of the Howard

Pavita Khosa, Sydney On December 1, 150 people came to hear John Pilger launch his latest book. The event was organised by the North Sydney Library. Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism and its Triumphs pays tribute to some of the greatest

#3 Don't log Recherche Bay HOBART — French ambassador to Australia Patrick Henault visited Recherche Bay on December 1. Environmentalists were hoping for official French support for the campaign to stop logging at the bay, however Henault

Sam Wainwright, Perth On November 25, 300 workers employed by Leighton Contractors on the construction of the Perth to Mandurah railway won a significant victory in their fight for better night shift penalties. Negotiations between the

#1 NT power workers take action DARWIN — Power station workers, control room operators, technicians and other workers covered by the Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) have held a series of workplace meetings and vowed to

Sarah Stephen, Sydney Early on the morning of December 1, Refugee Action Coalition activist Mark Goudkamp got a knock on his door. He opened it to find eight Australian Federal Police officers and immigration department officials. The AFP

Jon Lamb, Darwin Environmentalists, traditional owners and local residents are increasingly concerned over toxic waste and poisonous mine tailings leaching from the abandoned Mt Todd gold mine near Katherine. Residents on the Edith River,