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Labor, ACTU announce Accord VIII

By Chow Wei-Cheng In preparation for the federal elections, the ALP and ACTU have unveiled another Accord agreement. It promises a low inflation target (2-3% per year) in return for "safety net" pay increases totalling up to $50 per week by the

The nuclear threat

The nuclear threat The latest move, led by the French government, to consolidate and strengthen the world's nuclear weapons capability makes a mockery of the so-called New World Order. If this is indeed an era of diplomacy and negotiated peace,

Anti-nuclear campaign broadens

Anti-nuclear campaign broadens By Chris Spindler SYDNEY — As the federal Labor government begins to feel the mass opposition to its weak opposition to the Chirac government's decision to resume nuclear testing, anti-nuclear campaigners

French consulate picketed

SYDNEY — Chanting "end nuclear testing, ban all nuclear weapons" at least 300 protesters took the anti-nuclear campaign to the French consulate on June 23. The picket brought together groups including the Anti-Bases Campaign, Pax Christi,

Brisbane rally against testing

Brisbane rally against testing By Debbie Marshall and Nicole Kamp BRISBANE — More than 500 angry people rallied outside the French Consulate on June 23 to protest against the decision by French President Jacques Chirac to resume nuclear

Aboriginal beliefs and the media

By Melanie Sjoberg The debate about whether a bridge to Hindmarsh Island should be built has focused on the spiritual beliefs of Aboriginal women in relation to the site. Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly spoke to Katrina Power, chairperson of Tandanya

No More Hiroshimas Coalition formed

No More Hiroshimas Coalition formed By Ray Fulcher MELBOURNE — The French Consulate was the scene of a lively 800-strong protest on June 24. The rally, called by the newly formed No More Hiroshimas Coalition, demanded an end to French

French students reject nuclear tests

French students reject nuclear tests We, student representatives in our countries, want to express our deep concerns about the French decision to renew nuclear testing in the Pacific. This testing is ecologically hazardous. Regardless of

Newcastle University staff maintain bans

Newcastle University staff maintain bans By Kamala Emanuel NEWCASTLE — A National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) meeting on June 20 supported continuing work bans imposed at Newcastle University since May 29 and decided in favour of

Opposition to Hindmarsh royal commission

By Melanie sjoberg ADELAIDE — The 25-year ban on the building of a controversial bridge to Hindmarsh Island, south of Adelaide, continues to generate debate. South Australian Liberal Premier Dean Brown announced a royal commission into

Fighting the nuclear threat in central Europe

Earlier this year, JOHN HALLAM was involved with Polski Klub Ecologiczny (the largest environmental organisation in Poland, and a member group of Friends of the Earth International) in a campaign to stop the European Bank for Reconstruction and

World Federation of Democratic Youth

World Federation of Democratic Youth The defiant declaration of the French government, headed by Jacques Chirac, to renew underground nuclear tests in the Moruroa Atoll is an open challenge to peace and public opinion for nuclear disarmament.