By Ben Courtice
HOBART — The Tasmanian branch of the Australian Education Union, having spent more than a year campaigning for a wage rise, has restarted negotiations under the new federal industrial relations legislation for a 22.26% rise.
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Let us Rise
On Lygon Street
a building stands
a house of dreams,
each stone a vision.
A little tattered and worse,
or should I say, better for wear
this Parliament of workers.
But solid, dignified and proud.
I climb the steps
so
Starved soulStarved soul
By Brandon Astor
"George Washington Carver, it is said, used to get up and go out into the woods every day just before sun-up and sit on his favorite tree stump. While there, during his daily meditations, he would
By Martin Iltis and Russel Pickering
Indonesian solidarity campaigners in Canberra, Wollongong and Sydney heard Robbie Hartono from the Indonesian People's Democratic Party (PRD) speak at public meetings between February 11-15. The meetings were
Indonesian military admits hundreds killed in West Kalimantan
By James Balowski
Recent reports on the death toll following more than a month of unrest in West Kalimantan suggest that many more have been killed that the authorities first admitted.
Winners and losers
By Peter Boyle
According to the Daily Telegraph, media mogul Kerry Packer won $7.5 million dollars in 20 hands of baccarat in a Las Vegas casino recently. While Packer plays with millions, every year 17 million people die from
Office of the status of (one) woman?Office of the status of (one) woman?
On December 5, the Howard government abolished the Office of the Status of Women's $1 million grants scheme and cut its funding by 46%.
The cut, which will affect more
A Black Armbanded History
Roll Up! Roll up and see the show,
armbanded historians in a row,
spreading revisionism as they go,
weaving distortion to and fro.
Saying Robert Menzies was the greatest
— greatest liar:
that he never set the
Circular Quay protest rally
SYDNEY — A February 14 rally to oppose the development of East Circular Quay drew 2000 people to the steps of the Opera House. The rally called for the demolition of a building currently under construction at Circular
Doublethink from Clinton and Greenspan
By Barry Sheppard
Every year, the president gives a "state of the union" address to Congress. It is held in the House of Representatives. The House members enter first, and then stand to applaud the
More East Timorese killed
Many East Timorese people are believed to have been arbitrarily arrested, and up to four people shot, following days of unrest in the Uatulari subdistrict in Viqueque February 7-11. According to the East Timor Human Rights
@columhead = Career plans
"In future I will work in the areas I know well. In business I believe I can contribute particularly in property and resources." — Alan Bond, planning his future after being sentenced to four years in prison for stealing
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