Brisbane anti-budget rally plannedBRISBANE — A rally and march to protest against the Howard government's cutbacks and anti-worker policies has been set for budget day, Tuesday, May 13, at 12.30pm in King George Square. The
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Unions confront MIM over safetyBRISBANE — The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the electricians' union are locked in a battle over safety with Mount Isa Mines at the central Queensland Oaky Creek
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Pollution law exemption condemned@box text intro = BRISBANE — Environmentalists have slammed a plan by the Queensland government to exempt the mining giant Mount Isa Mines from stricter national air quality standards to be
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BRISBANE — "We need united action against racism and the other attacks on the poor in our community — that's the answer for Aborigines, for migrants, and for workers", Jorge Rodriguez, coordinator of the Migrant Workers'
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Ipswich protest spoils Hanson's partyIPSWICH — Some 300 protesters, chanting "Hi, ho, hi, ho, Pauline Hanson's got to go" and waving anti-racist placards and banners, on April 12 picketed a dinner launching independent
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CJC probes police violence in IpswichBRISBANE — The Queensland Criminal Justice Commission has begun investigations into allegations of police violence against Aboriginal youth during arrests made outside a nightclub in the
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Socialists assess Brisbane council resultBRISBANE — "In the context of alternative party politics in this country, the vote of more than 6% for Democratic Socialist candidates in the March 15 Brisbane City Council elections
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Queensland teachers call 24-hour strikeBRISBANE — Queensland teachers voted overwhelmingly in a series of statewide ballots to strike for 24 hours on March 25 over pay and conditions. The vote by 9000 Queensland Teachers
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Socialists do well in Brisbane electionBRISBANE — "The vote of more than 6% for Democratic Socialist candidates in the Brisbane City Council election on March 15 shows that a sizeable number of people are beginning to look
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Socialist candidates call for community controlBRISBANE — "Brisbane needs a council that is controlled by ordinary working people, who are the majority — not a council that panders to developers and big business: a
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Pearson blasts Borbidge's anti-Wik campaignBRISBANE — In the March 1 Courier-Mail, Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson explains that the Queensland government is mounting a concerted effort to create popular opposition to the High
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Socialist candidate calls for youth voiceBRISBANE — Kathy Newnam, Democratic Socialist candidate for Central ward in the March 15 Brisbane City Council elections, has called for a greater voice on council for young people and