Ted Roach, 1909-1997
@box text intro = Ted Roach, secretary of the South Coast branch of the Waterside Workers Federation during the pig-iron dispute in 1938, passed away on February 25.
Born in Coledale, NSW, in 1909, Ted learned
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Beaches for all people
Parks Victoria and the Marine Board, without consulting residents or beach users, want to ban swimming in up to half a kilometre of Seaford Beach on the Mornington Peninsula. This area is for the exclusive use of power
How Suharto controls the elections
ldirect intervention in the "election" of party leaders
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lopposition party activities limited to big towns and cities
lall candidates are
To mark International Women's Day, the establishment media inundated us with a "feminism" which is a far cry for the lives of ordinary women. They pushed the line that "feminism" is synonymous with the lives and careers of rich and famous women.
Left On-line
Frontier Online (http://www.abc.net.au/frontier) — The groundbreaking ABC-TV documentary series about the 150-year war against the Aboriginal people has a companion web page. The site reflects material presented in the TV series,
Closure of landmark Aboriginal Legal Service
By Jennifer Thompson
SYDNEY — The Aboriginal Legal Service has been shut down after 27 years of challenging the white-dominated legal system. Late last month, the Supreme Court refused an
Police step up surveillance of young people
By Justine Kamprad
CANBERRA — Over the last week there has been a substantially increased police presence in the city area, particularly in Garema Place, a paved area with seats and a small
Unionists protest WorkCover changes
By Michael Bull
MELBOURNE — Ten thousand construction workers marched through Melbourne on March 5, condemning the Kennett government's changes to WorkCover. Their rally voted to continue a campaign of
By Marina Cameron
Talks on Northern Ireland resumed in Belfast on January 13. The major Irish republican party, Sinn Féin, is still being excluded by the British government despite the fact that it receives 43% of nationalist
MELBOURNE — In late April, a massive open air concert is planned in the Treasury Gardens to highlight the plight of 1300 East Timorese asylum seekers facing deportation to Portugal. Since the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in 1975, there has
By Tully Bates
MELBOURNE — Public transport workers went on strike for 48 hours March 8-10, causing serious disruption to the Grand Prix. Predictably, the move sparked outrage from the state government and media, with Premier Jeff Kennett
Ned KellyBy Douglas StewartAdapted by Pam LevershaTheatreworks, St Kilda, until March 22 Review by Graham Moyes
"If Ned Kelly was king/ he'd make those robbers swing/ he'd bring them down ..." Thus lamented Midnight Oil circa '81, adding another
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