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'Crime wave' blamed on youth

Crime wave' blamed on youth By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — According to the Queensland Victims of Crime Association, Ipswich is in the grip of a juvenile "crime wave" being waged by a small group of notorious child criminals. This claim follows

Rape Crisis Centre in crisis

Rape Crisis Centre in crisis By Stephanie Roper EESYDNEY — The NSW Rape Crisis Centre has been threatened with loss of funding after operating in deficit for the last two years. The centre says it has been forced into a budget deficit by the

Arrests at Jabiluka Westpac protests

Arrests at Jabiluka Westpac protests By Jim Green Protests outside three Westpac branches in Cairns, two in Brisbane and one each in Sydney, Surfers Paradise, Noosa and Canberra on April 13 continued the campaign to highlight the role of the

Plans for socialist activist conference

Plans for socialist activist conference SYDNEY — Marxism in the New Millennium, organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance, is a conference to discuss issues for socialist activists in various campaigns, socialist solutions to the

University pulls plug on community radio

University pulls plug on community radio By Corinne Batt-Rawden and Ritchie Logan LISMORE — Around 120 people gathered on April 13 at a public meeting to show their support for the future of 2NCR, after the local community radio station's

Rank and file strengthen CPSU ACT campaign

Rank and file strengthen CPSU ACT campaign By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — Nationally, the failure of the ALP-dominated leadership of the Community and Public Sector Union to defend the 5000 Centrelink jobs threatened by the Liberals shows it

Speak-out on Balkans war

Speak-out on Balkans war By Bea Brear SYDNEY — The socialist youth organisation Resistance organised a snap speak-out at Town Hall on April 16 against the NATO war on Serbia and Serbia's attacks on Kosova. Resistance organiser Sarah Peart spoke

CPSU members reject performance-based pay

CPSU members reject performance-based pay By Nick Everett — On April 14 the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) Centrelink Section Council voted to recommend to its membership the introduction of a new "performance-based" pay system within

Student bureaucrats refuse support for anti-VSU campaign

By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — The University of Queensland student union executive has shocked students and anti-voluntary student unionism campaigners by formally disassociating itself from the Cross Campus Anti-VSU Collective (CCAVSUC). At its

Telstra: making life harder

Telstra: making life harder By Leo Wellin Cutting a birthday cake on the day you announce your resignation after being denied a redundancy is giving life a cruel twist. Such is the experience of Bill Bogan, a Telstra employee for more than 37

Protest against Sydney nuclear reactor

Protest against Sydney nuclear reactor By Molly Wishart SYDNEY — Six hundred people attended a rally on April 11 to protest against a new nuclear reactor proposed for Lucas Heights in southern Sydney. The rally was held outside the front gates

Women in revolutionary movements

Women in revolutionary movements By Maureen Sexton ADELAIDE — Inspired by International Women's Day, women members of Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean organised an event on April 9 on the topic of women in