Jon Lamb, Darwin
After 14 months of drawn-out negotiations with Charles Darwin University management over pay and conditions, unions covering academic and general staff are taking action to improve the lot of their members. On September 15, staff
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Sam Watson, candidate on the Socialist Alliance's all-Indigenous Senate ticket in Queensland, spoke to Green Left Weekly's Tim Stewart about his long-term involvement in Brisbane politics and Indigenous struggles. Watson grew up in Mt Gravatt and is
Sarah Stephen
On September 13, interpreters and officers from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) made threats of forced deportation to asylum seekers being detained on Nauru who don't agree to return
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FoE criticises carbon forum
BRISBANE — On September 14, Friends of the Earth Australia spokesperson Stephanie Long expressed disappointment that the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum being held in Melbourne had delivered nothing new for
More unions and campaign groups have endorsed the national "End the lies" protests scheduled for the October 2-3 weekend, including the Western Australian branch of the Maritime Union of Australia. Following are some messages of support for the
Alex Miller
The mother of 19-year-old Gordon Gentle, a Scottish soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in June, has called for the resignation of British PM Tony Blair. According to the September 11 Scotsman, in an emotional speech to a
Blaktrax: Gumbainggir Lady — Indigenous music series. Features Emma Donovan, a young Gumbainggir woman whose vocal style is influenced by country, gospel and soul. SBS, Saturday, September 25, 7pm.
Message Stick: Aunty Marg — Coffs Harbour's
Doug Lorimer & Alison Dellit
With his mother at his side, and a picture of his identical twin brother, who was killed in Iraq, held above him, Ivan Medina, a US Army soldier, said: "We must bring our troops home now. Not tomorrow. Not in six years.
Doug Lorimer
In his opening remarks to the meeting of the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on September 13, IAEA director-general Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran had made "some progress" in accounting
Doug Lorimer
"Labour is facing a Muslim backlash over Iraq with thousands of traditional supporters defecting to the anti-war Respect party", the September 11 London Daily Mirror reported, following the shock result of a local council by-election
Free enterprise
"Oil refineries, power plants and other large industrial operations in California typically pay fines of a few thousand dollars for exceeding air pollution standards, not enough to deter them from repeated violations." — Los
Abetz dodges lie-detector test
HOBART — Members of the Socialist Alliance gathered outside Liberal Senator Eric Abetz's office on September 15 to challenge him to take a 'lie detector' test. Abetz was unavailable, so Liberal Party policies
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