By Paul Oboohov
On February 26 the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) granted an award to Employment National Administration (ENA) that extinguishes almost all hope of its 912 former Commonwealth Employment Service (CES) workers ever
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Palm Sunday marches oppose Jabiluka mine
Anti-uranium protesters used marches held around Australia on March 28 (Palm Sunday) to focus attention on stopping the Jabiluka uranium mine in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. The
Cuba denounces US 'human rights' hypocrisy
At the session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva on March 24, Cuba's vice-president, Dr Carlos Lage Davila, replied to charges by the US government that in Cuba there has been a
The struggle against uranium enters the labour movement
By Greg Adamson
Commercial mining of uranium in Australia got off to a slow start. The industry was ready to enter large-scale production in the early 1970s to meet an expected world boom in
By Emma Webb
ADELAIDE — Around 120 people were addressed by Aboriginal elders and and other activists opposed to uranium mining at a public meeting on March 22 organised by the Jabiluka Action Group. Arabunna elder Kevin Buzzacott spoke about the
Another 'beautiful, boutique' nuclear reactor for Sydney
By Jim Green
SYDNEY — On March 30, federal environment minister Robert Hill announced his approval for the construction of a new nuclear reactor in the southern Sydney suburb of Lucas
Greens, waste and democracy
By Stephen O'Brien
NEWCASTLE — During last month's NSW state election campaign, supporters of the Greens gathered signatures on a petition which called for a ban on campaigning within one kilometre of polling booths
By Sue Boland
The federal and state governments are midway through a review of community legal centres (CLCs) throughout Australia. A key objective is to restrict CLCs' involvement in legal reform campaigns and prisoners' rights and force them to
By Sean Healy
During March, more than 500 people attended a national campus speaking tour organised by Resistance on the topic: "Socialism vs Capitalism: what would Marx say today". About 70 people attended the forum at Sydney University, at which
By Jacqui Moon
MELBOURNE — People in white radiation suits and with green faces will be appearing at high schools as part of a street theatre organised by Resistance to show the dangers of the nuclear industry. High school students will walk out
By Margarita Windisch
MELBOURNE — The National Organisation of Women Students Australia (NOWSA) Collective has been meeting to discuss organisation of the annual feminist student conference. NOWSA conferences provide an opportunity for women
By Jim Green
The plan to dump 75,000 tonnes of high-level nuclear waste in South Australia or Western Australia is gaining increasing support. The plan came to light in December when a promotional video produced by Pangea Resources was leaked.
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