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Danger of compromise in WA abortion fight

Danger of compromise in WA abortion fight By Sarah Stephen PERTH — When WA parliament resumes on March 31 after a week's recess it will decide on the future of the state's restrictive abortion laws. During the recess, politicians discussed

3000 rally against 10-point plan

By Ben Reid MELBOURNE — An estimated 3000 people rallied on March 21 at the GPO to oppose the Howard government's 10-point plan. The rally was organised to promote a statement endorsed by a coalition of groups calling for the abandonment of the

Port Botany picketers demand a fair go

Port Botany picketers demand a fair go By Cameron Parker SYDNEY — Waterside workers at Patrick Stevedoring's Port Botany facility called a week-long strike from March 25. Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members are staffing around-the-clock

Crisis in recycling

By Barry Healy SYDNEY — Recycling of waste by local NSW councils is in danger of collapse and many councils are threatening to stop collections within weeks, according to the Local Government Recycling Co-operative. The packaging industry has

Students fight to save their course

By Marcel Cameron MELBOURNE — Students enrolled in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Bachelor of Social Science (Psych-Environmental Assessment and Policy) (SEAP) are fighting to save their course from extinction, as university

Housing lobby demands no more cuts

By Margaret Gleeson SYDNEY — A meeting of commonwealth and state housing ministers on March 27 failed to resolve the impasse over financing public housing beyond the current agreement, due to expire on June 30, 1999. Under the agreement the

Hospitality workers win on penalty rates

By Bill Mason Hospitality workers will keep their penalty rates for after-hours, weekend and holiday work following a landmark decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on March 27. The AIR dismissed an application by the

Reactor campaigners boycott government process

By Jim Green SYDNEY — People Against a Nuclear Reactor (PANR), the group opposing the federal government's plan to build another nuclear reactor in the southern Sydney suburb of Lucas Heights, will boycott the environmental impact assessment set

Greens issue urgent Wik warning

Greens issue urgent Wik warning By Jennifer Thompson The Greens began distributing a national information alert on March 25 warning that, despite widespread community opposition, the Senate is in danger of passing the Wik legislation. The next

Green, left and international

Green Left Weekly is very proud to be involved in the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference to be held in Sydney on the Easter weekend, April 10-13. The conference will bring together 66 international guests from many parts of the world. From its

Sydney Uni president sacked

By Keara Courtney SYDNEY — Adair "Bear" Durie, elected president of the Sydney University Students' Representative Council last year on the conservative Students First ticket, has been removed by an electoral appeal. Late last year, an appeal

Thousands mobilise to defend sub-alpine wilderness

Thousands mobilise to defend sub-alpine wilderness By Tony Iltis KOOPAROONA NIARA, Tasmania — Driving to Kooparoona Niara through the spectacular sub-alpine landscape of the Great Western Tiers reinforces the realisation that making the