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By Kylie Moon HOBART — This week, students at Tasmania University will elect office bearers for the Students Representative Council. The main election tickets are Zest, Impact and the Higher Education Action Team (HEAT). Zest, a ticket based
By Polly MacDonald WOLLONGONG — Two hundred residents showed their disapproval of changes to services at Port Kembla Hospital by walking out of a community consultation meeting held at Warrawong Community Centre on September 3. The Illawarra
Swinburne union affiliates to VTSAN and NUS By Maurice Sibelle MELBOURNE — More than 700 students attended the Swinburne Student Union (SSU) special general meeting on September 9 to change the constitution of the union and affiliate to
By Emma Webb ADELAIDE The neo-Nazi grouplet National Action on September 6 marched down Hanson Road, which runs through the western suburbs and has a large Asian population. While the march attracted 10 people, some 100 anti-racists mobilised
By Al McCall BRISBANE — The Satire Workshop has been making headway. Originally foundered as a pilot project to disseminate and promote political satire throughout Australia, the workshop has met with a ready response, as much overseas as
Dreamtime Wisdom Modern Time VisionWirrinyga BandCAAMA Music Review by Deb Sorensen Arnhem Land has produced some great bands over the years. Arnhem bands will often tour communities in the region, where they have an established following, but
Build fight back in UQ student union elections Comment by Kathy Newnam and Tim Walgers Student union elections will take place at the University of Queensland from September 15 to 19. At a time of increasing attacks on education and
Peace forum on Sri Lanka By Sue Bull CANBERRA — A group called Friends of Peace in Sri Lanka held a lively forum of 50 people on August 31 to explore the possibilities of an end to the war in that troubled country. The group is an
Timorese art exhibition opens By Kerryn Williams CANBERRA — The Tuba-rai Metin art exhibition opened on September 11 at the Canberra School of Art. Initiated by the East Timor Cultural Centre in Fairfield, Sydney, this impressive
What other side? "If the Labor Party doesn't, the other side of politics will force it on the agenda." — NSW ALP Premier Bob Carr on his plan to privatise the state's electricity industry. Crying all the way to the bank "No-one is
'Educational elitism' in the Philippines By Lachlan Malloch SYDNEY = Arnel Casanova spoke on the struggle against privatisation of education in the Philippines at Macquarie University on September 11. Casanova is a left-wing member of the
Penalty rates retained BRISBANE — An employers' attempt to abolish penalty rates from the retailing workers' award has failed in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. The commission announced on September 11 that there is still an