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CPSU members vote with their feet against Telstra agreement

CPSU members vote with their feet against Telstra agreement By Leo Wellin "Is she with Telstra or the union?", was the innocent whisper during a workplace meeting at which the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU) telecommunications section

Aboriginal health body rejects spending myth

Aboriginal health body rejects spending myth Aboriginal health body rejects spending myth By Margaret Allum The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has denied media reports implying that Aboriginal health

Centrelink staff fight job cuts

By Jim McIlroy On November 19, stop-work meetings of Centrelink staff around the country voted overwhelmingly to walk out in protest at plans to cut 5000 jobs. Centrelink is the federal government's major welfare service delivery agency. Members of

Radiation leak in Kakadu

Radiation leak in Kakadu Uranium mining operations are directly threatening the long-term integrity of Kakadu National Park, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) said on November 19. The statement followed news of a radioactive spill which

Activists to discuss nuclear issues

Activists to discuss nuclear issues By Trish Corcoran MELBOURNE — Friends of the Earth (FoE) will be hosting a "Nuclear Free Australia" forum here on December 5 and 6. The forum has been called to bring together organisations and activists to

Actions against Jabiluka mine

By Ruth Ratcliffe BRISBANE — A day of action to protest against the Jabiluka uranium mine was held on November 21. Around 200 protesters gathered in Queen's Park for a rally addressed by Dave Perry from the Maritime Union of Australia and Pat

Resistance goes off!

By Sean Healy The first issue of Resistance inspired many Resistance members — new and old — to get out into the streets. In Melbourne, we sold more copies than we've sold all year — a record 260+. Other branches also had significant

Peruvian women sterilised

By Robyn Marshall Doctors in Peru performed about 110,000 sterilisations last year, plus 10,000 vasectomies, as part of a government birth control campaign. The number of women sterilised was more than three times the number in 1996. Since 1961,

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor

Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor Memorial for journalists killed in invasion of East Timor By Craig Cormick CANBERRA — Despite 23 years having passed, the deaths of the six Australian-based journalists killed in the

... and ain't I a woman?: What's glamourous about oppression?

... and ain't I a woman?: What's glamourous about oppression? An African-American woman with shackles on her neck and wrists, her arms chained together in a slave-like fashion. Another with the elongating neck rings that are designed to stretch

NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students

NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students NTU faculty amalgamation angers indigenous students By Bernie Brian DARWIN — A proposal to amalgamate the nine faculties at the Northern Territory University into four has angered students

Carr's north-east forest sell-out

By Dailan Pugh NSW Premier Bob Carr claims that his decision to protect 375,000 hectares of public forests, as an outcome of the upper north-east and lower north-east comprehensive regional assessments, is a great one for the forests. Conservation