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#2 Candidates address WEL forum BRISBANE — On September 20, candidates from the ALP, the National ... being's life begins at conception. Jane Williams, the Greens candidate for the seat of Brisbane, and ... candidates for Griffith and Brisbane, argued that changes to law alone would not change the situation for ...
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Media bosses censor union campaign
Brisbane, 1000 workers gathered for a Queensland Council of Unions-organised Workers Breakfast with speakers ... on March 29 to protest against the new federal laws. Brisbane only has one daily paper, the Courier ... in Brisbane that day. The media bosses' censorship of or downplaying of articles about the union ...
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2000 march against war on Iraq
BY JIM MCILROY BRISBANE — Two-thousand people gathered in the Roma Street Forum on November 3 for ... Sunshine coasts. The protest rally and march was organised by the Brisbane Stop the War Coalition (BSTWC), ... Brisbane Yusef Peer, Greens representative Drew Hutton, Labor Senator Claire Moore, participants in the ...
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M1: carnival of the oppressed
the core demands of the M1 protests. The Brisbane-based street theatre group, Carnival of the ... to M1. Street theatre and percussion workshops will be held in Brisbane before Christmas. A high ... a Brisbane-based mask maker, puppeteer, animator and an activist in the Democratic Socialist Party.] ...
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Action updates
Queensland rail workers stop work BRISBANE — Rail workers around Queensland stopped work on ... Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Gladstone. "Given that senior executives of the corporation have ... — but it hasn't happened so far." Protest against irradiation plant BRISBANE — Three hundred ...
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Three minutes of fame
more and more interstate entries. Last year we decided to have a Brisbane festival which was a great ... Gloves Film Festival will take place in Brisbane on October 1 at the Hoyts Regent at 7.30pm; in Sydney on ... more information phone Brisbane 3368 1820, Sydney 212 6419, or Melbourne 9534 9953. ...
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News briefs
bus drivers BRISBANE — Bus drivers at a stop-work meeting on April 18 reluctantly accepted an ... accepted it because the Brisbane City Council had threatened to corporatise the bus service if they did ... standards threatened Clean air campaigners from all mainland states met in Brisbane on May 7 to call on the ...
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CPSU members reject performance-based pay
a CPSU members' meeting in Brisbane on April 15, the proposal was soundly rejected by members, 71 ... Centrelink's network of 20 call centres. Jim McIlroy, a CPSU delegate at the Brisbane Call Centre said, ... deal." [Nick Everett is a CPSU delegate at the Brisbane Centrelink Call Centre] April 21, 1999 357 News ...
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Action updates
161 September 28, 1994 BRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist Party presented a launch of the ... America. Hundreds of local residents rallied at Jacobs Well, near Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, on ... service a community half the size of Brisbane. DARWIN — Supporters of independence for East Timor picketed ...
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News briefs
BRISBANE — Greg Spilsbury, spokesperson for Pinkenba Residents Against Toxic Site, said on May 31 that it ... would be only a matter of time before the Brisbane City Council's hazardous waste treatment plant ... Brisbane River. Bayside residents here have been protesting against locating the proposed plant at either ...
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Queensland riot squad condemned
Queensland riot squad condemned By Bill Mason and Kerry Vernon BRISBANE — The Queensland Civil ... February 4. Soorley said thugs and hoods were threatening Brisbane's reputation and would be removed ... problem is chronic unemployment." The Democratic Socialist candidate for Central in March Brisbane ...
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By Philippa Stanford
34 November 6, 1991 By Philippa Stanford BRISBANE — Representatives of the Irish, Palestinian and ... Australian Aboriginal movements spoke on October 31 at Brisbane's political infotainment night ... North Belfast city council, it culminated the Brisbane leg of his successful tour. His message calling ...
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Public radio stations
8TOP FM 104.1 Queensland Brisbane 4EB 105.3 Brisbane 4MBS FM 103.3 Brisbane 4ZZZ FM 102 Burleigh Heads ...
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Just say no!
January 15, Brisbane had a spirited march and rally of 3000, marching from King George Square to the Roma ... 40,000 to 50,000 demonstrated in Sydney. Adelaide had 15-20,000, Brisbane 6000, Perth 4000, Hobart ... weekend, there were further large demonstrations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Wollongong; ...
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Cuban women: 'morale is high'
By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — "The Cuban people have full confidence in Fidel Castro and the ... international position. Chairperson Gay Pittam, Brisbane president of the ACFS, announced the launching of ... 30-year illegal and immoral economic blockade of Cuba. During their stay in Brisbane, Alemany and Seone ...
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Mall fines raised: 'Attack on free speech'
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — The Labor-controlled Brisbane City Council has massively increased fines ... 1000% — the maximum possible under the City of Brisbane Act. Ignoring civil libertarians, the council ...
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'Stop the Dump' team for Qld elections
By Karen Fletcher BRISBANE — "When I become Lord Mayor of Brisbane there will be no dump in ... Brisbane several weeks prior to the poll at which he was elected lord mayor, in March. "I have those ...
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Campaign to #StopAdani ramps up
Thousands of people turned out to packed out and sold out #StopAdani roadshow meetings in Brisbane, Sydney, ... Australian chief at the Brisbane Hilton on March 31 and an occupation of Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie ... Facebook and follow us  on Twitter. Australia April 8, 2017 1133 Protesting in Brisbane when Adani boss ...
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How we won marriage equality
marched in Melbourne the week before, with 10,000 marching in Brisbane, 4000 in Canberra, and thousands ...
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Koala extinction threat from land clearing
most at threat by the growth of Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. He estimated that 94% of ...