Joh trial TV show whips up a stormBRISBANE — Even before it has been screened, the "docu-drama" Joh's Jury has created a storm of controversy, with some legal circles claiming the program (showing on February 16 on ABC
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Queensland health services face cutsBRISBANE — Queensland public hospital services face a cutbacks crisis as administrations attempt to confront a $52 million shortfall in the state health budget. Over the next few
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Qld Nationals slammed for racismBRISBANE — Recent remarks of Queensland National Party leaders have been denounced as "openly racist" by Coral Wynter, Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat of Griffith in the coming
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Toxic dump cover-up revealedBRISBANE — Conservationists and the Queensland Greens have called for a full inquiry into the Gurulmundi toxic waste dump after a government expert revealed tight restrictions had been placed
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5000 rally for union rights in BrisbaneBRISBANE — Thousands of workers around Queensland stopped work to attend rallies on the ACTU's National Day of Action against Liberal-National industrial policies on November 30. Some
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Chilean activist urges renewed solidarityBRISBANE — Liliana Castillo, president of the Relatives of Political Prisoners in Chile, hailed the Australian people as the "first to boycott the Pinochet regime" nearly 20 years ago,
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How Cuba is tackling the energy crisisBRISBANE — "One thing Cuba has to be grateful the US blockade for", Cuban environmental scientist Rolando Alfredo Hernandez Leon told a forum here on November 4. "It's taught us to be
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500 Years Week in BrisbaneBRISBANE — "We give homage to all the Mapuches and other people who have shed their blood in the struggle against the European invaders [of the Americas]", Domingo Collicoi, representative of the
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Inquiry called into Joh trial allegationsBRISBANE — A full public inquiry will be held into "extremely serious" allegations about the trial of former Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The Criminal Justice
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BRISBANE — In an election in which the major parties dodged most of the key issues, the Labor Party government has been returned at the September 19 Queensland poll. Despite late opinion polls showing a possible landslide to
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Socialist candidate wins 9%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 Central on September 19. "I'm
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Real issues dodged in Queensland pollBRISBANE — As the Liberals and Nationals desperately thrash around for an issue that can stop the Goss Labor band wagon rolling to victory on September 19, the real issues remain largely