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CPSU members show strong support for industrial action

National stop-work meetings of Community and Public Sector Union members on April 23 decided on a week of two-hour rolling stoppages as a part of a campaign in defence of jobs and conditions proposed by the national management committee of the CPSU.

Kanaky: which way to independence?

While sold to Australian tourists as a touch of Paris by the beach, Kanaky was seized by France only in 1853. In 1998 a referendum will be held, presenting voters with the choice of independence or continued French rule as the "French Overseas

Youth tent embassy set up in Sydney

Youth tent embassy set up in Sydney By Andy Gianniotis SYDNEY — A youth tent embassy was set up at the Domain behind Parliament House here between April 20 and 26 to increase awareness among young people about the Street Safety Bill and

$21,000 a week rent demand for Kirribilli House

By Therese Moore SYDNEY — Prime Minister John Howard (Australia's richest public housing tenant) will find himself the recipient of a symbolic demand for a $21,000 per week rent increase at noon on Sunday, May 11. The demand will be presented

British elections: old versus new Tories

By Lisa Macdonald LONDON — On April 21, Londons four airports, five major railway stations and the A40 freeway into the city were closed after coded bomb threats were phoned in, apparently by the Irish Republican army (IRA). The bomb threats,

Footwear workers win demands

Footwear workers win demands By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Workers at the Michaelis Bayley footwear factory have ended an 18-day strike after reaching a settlement with management on April 24. The demands of the workers for a 10% pay

Norm Haub, working-class fighter

Norm Haub, working-class fighter By Ray Ferguson BRISBANE — Many comrades and friends gathered at a service here on April 11 to say farewell to Norman Haub, who died two days earlier after a long illness. Norm was a battler all his life,

What does ADI have to hide?

What does ADI have to hide? By Scott Duffus The suitability of the St Marys Australian Defence Industries (ADI) site for housing development by Lend Lease has been called into question by ADI's refusal to provide information to the NSW

Looking out: Quashing a rumour

Looking out: Quashing a rumour By Brandon Astor Jones "Humor's ear, in the listener, is very much like beauty's eye, in the beholder." — Irving Elmer Bell. If you have something important to do right now, you should not be reading

Guild blocks education campaign at UNSW

Guild blocks education campaign at UNSW By Melanie Bull SYDNEY — The education campaign on the University of NSW has run into a major obstacle: the student guild. Late last year a position paper, "Options 2000", released by the UNSW

Columnist discovers the heroic Colston

By Allen Myers The things you'd never know if you didn't read the Sydney Morning Herald! For example, check your knowledge of current events by answering the following multiple choice question: Mal Colston is: (a) the biggest rorter in the

ALP scuttles Brisbane student demo

ALP scuttles Brisbane student demo By Lana Halpin and Kathy Newnam BRISBANE — On May 8 a national day of action has been called against the education funding cuts. The Queensland Education Action Network (QEAN) has been meeting over the