Union leadership retreats on Centrelink agency agreement
By Philippa Stanford
After several months of negotiations with management and debate amongst members the Community and Public Sector Union leadership within Centrelink, the federal
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SYDNEY — Formed by a group of committed lefties in 1932, during a severe economic depression, the New Theatre is Australia's oldest continuously performing theatre, professional or amateur. Since then, New Theatre has mounted more than 400
By Stuart Munckton
PERTH — Fewer than 10% of enrolled students at Edith Cowan University ECU) voted in the recent elections for student guild and National Union of Students delegates. Given the undemocratic nature of the elections, nobody can
Peter Hicks at the Three Weeds
SYDNEY — At the launch of his latest CD, The Bottom Line, at the Three Weeds in Rozelle on October 18, singer Peter Hicks proved why he is one of Australia's most popular folk artists. With songs such as "The Man
The Birthday PartyBy Harold PinterDirected by Michael GowWith Ralph Cotterill, Jerome Ehlers, Sacha Horler, Gillian Jones, Colin Moody, Don ReidCompany BBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney, until November 30 Review by Allen Myers
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By Peter Montague
A new strategy for disposal of hazardous materials is emerging in the US. After years of unsuccessful efforts to gain public acceptance of waste disposal in the oceans, in landfills and in incinerators, frustrated federal and
By Jane Beckmann
NEWCASTLE — More than 700 people packed the Newcastle Workers Club auditorium on November 21 to support the striking Hunter Valley miners. John Maitland, national secretary of the Construction, Mining, Forestry and Energy Union,
The War of the Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin AmericaBy Michael LöwyVerso, 1996. 163 pp., $35(pb) Review by Sandra Wallace
Michael Löwy's War of the Gods tackles the relationship between religion and politics from a Marxist point of
CPSU confuses members in Telstra strike
By Leo Wellin
For the first time in 10 years, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), which represents 10,000 staff at Telstra, coordinated a successful 24-hour strike against giant phone company on
20 years of Reclaim the Night
By Marina Carman and Jennifer Thompson
The number of brutal attacks on women in recent weeks serves as another reminder of the sexism that not only encourages individual men to lash out, but which permeates all
By Ben Courtice
MELBOURNE — More than 60 people attended an anti-racist conference strategy over October 18-19 organised by Campaign Against Racism (CAR), an activist group that has organised the rallies against One Nation meetings.
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