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Public servants strike for job security

Public servants strike for job security By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — On December 17, 2000 members of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) employed in the ACT public service went on strike for 24 hours in protest against the Liberal

Defamation ruling against Green Left article

Defamation ruling against Green Left article By Dot Tumney A ruling on November 26 by the District Court of South Australia awarded damages of $100,000 and costs of $11,000 to the former developers of the Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) bridge,

Save Tasmania's forests!

Save Tasmania's forests! HUON VALLEY — About 250 people on November 29 attended a forest picnic in the Tahune Reserve, in Tasmania's south-western forest, organised by the Wilderness Society as part of the campaign to stop logging in old-growth

Feminist to contest Wollongong seat

Feminist to contest Wollongong seat WOLLONGONG — Angela Luvera will be standing in Wollongong for the Democratic Socialists in the March 27 state election. Luvera, a student member of Resistance, helped organise the high school walkouts against

Centrelink workers to continue strikes

Centrelink workers to continue strikes By Melanie Sjoberg On December 3, Community and Public Sector Union members employed at Centrelink endorsed state-by-state rolling half-day stoppages from December 8 to 17. This is the next step in the CPSU

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ACT government workers to strike CANBERRA — ACT government workers will strike for 24 hours on December 17 if the ACT Liberal government fails to retract the threat of forced redundancies. Meanwhile, workers in the ACT Chief Minister's

Ramos Horta: 'A common struggle'

Ramos Horta: 'A common struggle' By Liam Mitchell SYDNEY — The links between the struggle for freedom in East Timor and democracy in Indonesia were the focus of public meetings in Sydney and Melbourne on November 28 and December 3. Both

NTEU wins increase in permanent employment

NTEU wins increase in permanent employment By Tyrion Perkins SYDNEY — Hundreds of fixed-term contracts are to be converted to permanent following an agreement the National Tertiary Education Industry Union has negotiated with the University of

'Newcastle needs a working-class alternative'

'Newcastle needs a working-class alternative' 'Newcastle needs a working-class alternative' By Stephen O'Brien NEWCASTLE — Following the November 21 federal Newcastle by-election, the Democratic Socialists have announced that they will

Democratic Socialists to contest NSW elections

Democratic Socialists to contest NSW elections Democratic Socialists to contest NSW elections By Tom Flanagan The Democratic Socialists have announced four candidates for the NSW elections scheduled for March 27. Standing in Port Jackson is

ACT government workers ready to fight

ACT government workers ready to fight By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — In a strong show of opposition to the ACT government's attacks on public servants, and in defiance of intimidation by management, Community and Public Sector Union members

WA's Surveillance Devices Bill

By Elena Jeffreysand John Curran PERTH — Western Australia's attorney general, Peter Foss, has commended the Surveillance Devices Bill 1997 to the upper house. The government of Premier Richard Court would like it passed there before Christmas.