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on 5237 7516. Bus drivers rally BRISBANE — Brisbane City Council bus drivers rallied in King George ... if casuals were allowed to work for Brisbane Transport. The dispute is currently being arbitrated in ...
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progressive politics lecturer Jim Jose. Sinn Fein tour BRISBANE — Sinn Fein emissary Jim Neeson spoke to ... landmines. BRISBANE — The Queensland committee for the ICBL staged a display in Brisbane's Queen Street ...
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Protests against Chinese nuclear tests
gathered at Chinese embassies or city squares in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane on August 17 and in Perth on ... with the French. In Brisbane, the protest at King George Square was organised by the newly formed ... at First Fleet Park. The Anti-Nuclear Alliance in Brisbane is organising an anti-nuclear rally on ...
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News briefs
QLD Police assault concert BRISBANE — On October 19, police brutally cleared the crowd from a 4ZZZ ... a peaceful, fun day for many young Brisbane people", he added. 4ZZZ is considering a formal complaint to ... Brown said. Walla weir go-ahead meets strong protests BRISBANE — Conservationists, scientists and ...
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... and ain't i a woman?: A small win, for once
gratifying case in Brisbane last week, Judge Robin in the District Court found that the activities of Right ... Leighton, coordinator of Children by Choice in Brisbane, the case, mounted by the owner-operator of the ... centres offering abortion referrals, both in Brisbane and on the north and south coasts. Peter ...
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Massive swing against ALP in Queensland
By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — The result of the Queensland state election hung in the balance on July ... Brisbane seats in doubt. Robson, who won notoriety by describing VETO protesters against the South-East ... Queensland Greens spokesperson Drew Hutton, who gained nearly 25% in the Brisbane seat of Mt Coot-tha, said ...
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Law and order, environment feature in Queensland election
By Bill Mason BRISBANE — Law and order and the environment are becoming the main battlegrounds ... existing Pacific Highway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast to eight lanes — as advocated by the VETO ... Theatre in Brisbane. There are 17 Green candidates. Hutton was sceptical of Goss' promise to protect ...
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A history lost in the fanfare
The Brisbane Home Front, 1939-1945 Exhibition, Brisbane City Hall Seven days per week until August ... storyline that accompanies this exhibition carries more than mere general interest. Brisbane spent longer as ...
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Queensland ALP factions duel over affirmative action
By Dave Riley BRISBANE — A major factional spill during last year's state ALP conference ... party. Now the vicious factionalism of the bitter preselection battles for the 1994 Brisbane City Council ... Brisbane's Sunday Mail, "but I don't think anyone should leave the party. That is what they want us ...
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PNG campaigners warn of rainforest crisis
BRISBANE — The destruction of Papua New Guinea's rainforests through industrial-scale logging ... resources are gone and the people have nothing." The tour takes in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Canberra, ... Brisbane and Sydney Rainforest Action Groups, Rainforest Information Centre and Worldwide Fund for Nature. ...
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Angry protests over Timor massacre
Council for Overseas Aid. In Brisbane, a hastily called rally in King George Square drew more than 200, ... protest ended at the Garuda Airlines office, to be followed by a public meeting called by Aksi Brisbane ... 7, the anniversary of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor. For more information about Aksi Brisbane ...
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Joh escapes a second trial
By Jim McIlroy BRISBANE — Farcical scenes broke out in the Queensland parliament on October 31 as ... hotel project in Brisbane in 1986. The decision not to proceed with a second trial has been generally ... Brisbane for a second trial, thus making a conviction unlikely. But this argument has been demolished by an ...
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Opposition to Newstart grows
By Brad Adamson and Peter Chiltern BRISBANE — Newstart "agreements" being forced on ... head", says Paul Glenning of the Newstart Opposition Group in Brisbane. The Australian Council of Social ... unemployed, union and welfare activists in Brisbane have organised a rally for budget eve, August 20, in King ...
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Queensland students debate elections
By Ben Reid BRISBANE — A rally of 250 people here on February 26 slammed the federal Coalition and ... March 9, solely against the Liberals, Brisbane Resistance organiser Sean Healy said, "Some seem to ... the Democratic Socialist candidate for Brisbane, said, "The key issue in this election is: how ...
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Greens, Democrats battle over Queensland Senate seat
By Maurice Sibelle BRISBANE — Queensland voters in the federal election will have some 205 ... Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Brisbane, Susan Price, said, "Unfortunately, we will not ... Brisbane and Griffith." Queensland Greens state campaign coordinator Malcolm Lewis told Â鶹´«Ã½ ...
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Pussy Riot jailed for two years
Democracy Books & music A Russian judge sentenced three members of Pussy Riot to two years each in prison on hooliganism charges on August 17. The judge said the three band members, who have already been detained for five months, committed hooliganism ...
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Catalonia: Huge pro-independence 'human chain' sharpens crisis
National liberation Dick Nichols Barcelona About 1.6 million Catalans linked arms to form the Via Catalana, a 400 kilometre human chain demanding a referendum on independence for their country, to mark Catalonia’s national day (the Diada) on September 11. ...
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How to make an ecosocialist revolution
Environment Socialism Ian Angus Ian Angus is editor of climateandcapitalism.com and co-author, with Simon Butler, of the new book Too Many People?. This is his keynote presentation to the recent Climate Change Social Change conference in Melbourne. * * * ...
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Justice for the kanakas: Australia’s ‘invisible’ Melanesians
the Logan River near Brisbane. The US Civil War had disrupted cotton production there and provided an ...
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Write on: letters to the editor
students and members of the community gathered outside Brisbane Parliament House in Brisbane on Friday ... set a phase-out date will be held in Brisbane in August. It is crucial now to keep up the support so ... Territory, or CAG-e (Chook Action Group against exploitation) in Brisbane on 3255 0023. Liz Shield Brisbane ...
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War, occupation and the fight for workers' rights
Jim McIlroy, Brisbane "No-one in Iraq supports the US invasion; no-one supports the ... auditorium on October 6. The public meeting was part of a national tour by Ismaal, sponsored in Brisbane by ...
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Venezuela shows 'there is a better way'
Peter Rafael, Brisbane "The essence of the revolution is humanity — how can you oppose ... Solidarity Brigade, told a packed audience at the Brisbane Activist Centre on September 14. The meeting heard ...
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Students plan large sustainability conference
Carey Hemingway, Brisbane The 15th annual Students of Sustainability (SoS) conference, the largest ... student-run environment conference in Australia, will take place in Brisbane on July 9-15. Ellie Smith, ...
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Anti-war activists' notebook
"Death". Logan peace rally demands No War! BY LYNDA HANSEN BRISBANE — More than 150 people attended a peace ... rally in Logan City, south of Brisbane, on March 9. The rally was initiated by the newly formed Logan ...
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Qld govt attempts to suppress protest camp
BY BILL MASON & TIM STEWART BRISBANE — In an extraordinary move against food-irradiation ... Brisbane. The protest camp was set up in June 2002, after the government reneged on the state ALP's ...