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Socialist candidate slams Valley Mall 'racism'
Socialist candidate slams Valley Mall 'racism' By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Susan Price, ... Democratic Socialist candidate for the Central ward in the March 26 Brisbane City Council elections, has ... alternative leisure facilities for Aboriginal and white young people. "That's what the Brisbane City ...
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Youth graffiti
Youth graffiti BRISBANE — A Resistance "Graffiti for Youth Rights" action was held in ...
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Coming antiwar actions
rally February 23 Sydney March and rally February 23 Brisbane March and rally February 23 Melbourne ...
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Conference on fighting the New World Order
Conference on fighting the New World Order By Bill Mason BRISBANE — International and Australian ... in New Farm on the weekend of November 23-24. The Brisbane Conference of the Democratic Socialist ... Brisbane secretary Jim McIlroy on Australia at the Crossroads: Which Way for the Left? Workshops were held ...
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EYA pedals against pollution
EYA pedals against pollution By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — The next generation of young people faces ... action to improve public transport in Brisbane, and outlined her party's proposals for a fossil fuel ... candidate for Brisbane in the recent federal elections, pointed out that Brisbane public transport is ...
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Pickets on Indonesia
Pickets were held last week, often outside Garuda Airlines offices, in Adelaide, Brisbane ...
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Action updates
'Die-in' highlights war casualties BRISBANE — Around 50 people gathered in the Queens ... march BRISBANE — Garbage collectors went on strike on November 12. Transport Workers Union members ... between the Brisbane City Council and SITA Environmental Solutions (formerly Pacific Waste Management). ...
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Socialist Alliance 'evicts' Labor MP
Mike Byrne, Brisbane The Socialist Alliance's South Brisbane branch staged an ... Hansen, the Socialist Allanite candidate for South Brisbane, told Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, "there has been ...
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Protesters target Howard's election launch
Marce Cameron, Brisbane On September 26, PM John Howard will be in Brisbane to officially launch ... Howard out", and "Rally for truth". Rumour has it that Howard will speak at Brisbane Town ...
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Truck owner-drivers blockade over pay rates
Truck owner-drivers blockade over pay rates BY JIM McILROY BRISBANE — Truck owner-drivers ... blockaded the Cunningham Highway between Brisbane and Toowoomba as part of a national Transport Workers ... NSW, on May 17, and continued with further meetings at Acacia Ridge and Rocklea in Brisbane in the days ...
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Funding for Migrant Resource Centre halted
Funding for Migrant Resource Centre halted By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — An emergency meeting of ... Brisbane Migrant Resource Centre members and supporters was held on August 6 to plan a response to the ... establishment of a new migrant service delivery agency for Brisbane. Chris Stanard, BMRC secretary, told Green ...
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Students defy police ban
By Zanny Begg BRISBANE — The Brisbane Magistrates Court on April 22 banned a march by university ... is the Brisbane Resistance organiser and the co-education officer for NUSQ.] April 29, 1998 315 News ...
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Bus drivers strike against council attacks
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Bus drivers employed by Brisbane City Council (BCC) walked out for 24 ... for accusing them of rorting the system. A statement apologising to Brisbane commuters for traffic ...
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Rally for Aboriginal cultural centre
By Gregory Christopher BRISBANE — A lunchtime rally is being organised in Musgrave Park on October ... the proposal first went to the Brisbane City Council. Since 1985, the BCC and state governments have ... Joh Bjelke-Peterson government did not move on the project. In 1987, the Brisbane High School and the ...
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Socialist candidate wins 9%
Socialist candidate wins 9% By Bill Mason BRISBANE — In the best vote for an openly socialist ... campaign here in many years, Susan Price gained 9.2% for the Democratic Socialists in the seat of Brisbane ... warmly thanked the many workers who had assisted making in the Brisbane Democratic Socialist campaign so ...
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Aborigines being stripped of all rights
Dave Riley, Brisbane The new attack by the Howard government on native title is being pushed ... conditions for so many Aborigines in remote communities. Watson, a leader of Brisbane's Murri community, ... Australian families in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. This legislation is not going to deliver that", ...
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IWD Collective meetings begin
IWD Collective meetings begin By Lynda Hansen BRISBANE — The International Women's Day ... showcase some of Brisbane's most innovative women performers. Jenny Mays, IWD Collective member, told ... 6.30pm, at the TLC building, 2nd floor, 16 Peel St, South Brisbane. Phone Lynda on 3252 5586 or Ruth on ...
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Police, army ready for CHOGM
which is being held in Brisbane in October. More than 1000 security personnel conducted three days of ... "counter-terrorist" exercises in Brisbane from June 13, in an operation dubbed "Operation Noble Act". While ... were drilled in crowd control measures. Up to 1600 soldiers will also be deployed in Brisbane during ...
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Court rules on immunisation
Court rules on immunisation By Dave Riley BRISBANE — A recent ruling by the Human Rights and Equal ... the Brisbane North region, research conducted by the Brisbane North and Sunshine Coast Public Health ...
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West Enders to march against Hanson
West Enders to march against Hanson By Bill Mason BRISBANE — A march and rally against racism, ... organiser and Democratic Socialist federal election candidate for Brisbane, Graham Matthews. "We must ... End, the most multicultural of all Brisbane areas, aims to mobilise the strong anti-racist feeling in ...