Murdoch students fight course cuts
BY GRANT COLEMAN
PERTH — Students have reacted angrily to plans by Murdoch University vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz to cut course and staff numbers. They have begun a series of protest actions in the lead up
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Shiftworkers to gain on penalty rates
BY BILL MASON
BRISBANE — Up to 200,000 Queensland shiftworkers stand to gain a wage rise following a historic union claim for afternoon and night penalties to override an "outdated" flat rate. At the end of
UNITED STATES: March for immigrant amnesty
NEW YORK — Nearly 3000 people marched on May 1 in New York City to demand a general amnesty for undocumented immigrants and better conditions for all workers. The march was part of a national day of
Songs of protest, humour, justice and love
The Times We've Been ThroughPeter Hicks$25 from Resistance Centres (addresses page 2)Order at <http://www.indie-cds.com> or phone (03) 6295 1032 Review by Alex Bainbridge
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Lucas Heights reactor shutdown: mum's the word
BY JIM GREEN
SYDNEY — Information leaked by technicians working for the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has revealed that Australian medical science could get along
The budget and 'democracy'
Every year, at 7.30 pm on the second Tuesday of May, the federal treasurer gives a half-hour speech in which he (there has never been a woman treasurer) "hands down" the national budget.
In the following hours and days,
Before dawn on May 4, some 300 US federal agents — backed by a large Marine presence offshore — began clearing protesters from the US Navy's bombing ranges on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. The agents removed 216 protesters from the 14
Everything you need to know to dob in a dole bludger
The prime minister has called on the Australian public to "dob in a dole bludger". That's appropriate — the PM and his colleagues have a wealth of experience in pointing a finger at the
Scrap the Timor Gap Treaty
BY JON LAND
Media reports during the recent visit to Australia by East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao highlighted the improving diplomatic relations between Australia, East Timor and Indonesia. Not so widely reported
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