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• Port Macquarie still fighting for public hospital

  PORT MACQUARIE — The Hospital Action Group (HAG) held a meeting on February 24 to inform the people of the Hastings Valley of the implications of the services agreement signed between the Health Administration Corporation
• PSU officials slander rank and file candidate

  SYDNEY — As the voting for the position of assistant national secretary of the Public Sector Union moves into its final phase, a dirty tricks campaign initiated by supporters of Wendy Caird has surfaced. Caird is the endorsed
• Building a green, left alternative in the Illawarra

  Building a green, left alternative in the IllawarraWOLLONGONG — Doctor Margaret Perrott has been campaigning for a decade to build a green, left alternative to Labor and Liberal. In 1984 she was the founding
• Victorian employment contracts to cut wages

  MELBOURNE — On March 1, some 800,000 workers in Victoria covered by state awards are forced to make a choice: sign an employment contract (individual or collective) or have award conditions automatically rolled over into an
• More people get 91������̳

  More people get 91������̳ Sales of 91������̳ have been rapidly increasing this year. In particular, Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party branches report enormous success in their street sales, with an increase this year of over 30%
• International Women's Day Collective

  NEWCASTLE — Women from the International Women's Day Collective held a vigil in the Hunter Street Mall on February 18 in response to a call by the US National Organisation of Women (NOW) for protests against the atrocities being committed
• National Greens name candidate in Victoria

  National Greens name candidate in VictoriaMELBOURNE — The National Greens are standing a candidate in Victoria: Rebecca Wigney, a 23-year-old graduate in biological sciences, in the eastern suburbs federal seat of
• Tax the rich, says Brotherhood of St Laurence

  Tax the rich, says Brotherhood of St LaurenceMELBOURNE — According to Bishop Michael Challen, executive director of the Brotherhood of St Laurence (a major welfare organisation) "incomes at the bottom of the scale must
• Candidate launches socialist platform

  Candidate launches socialist platformBRISBANE — The Democratic Socialist Campaign launched its policy platform at a meeting here on February 24 with a talk by Brisbane candidate Susan Price. Price outlined the
• Loose cannons

  No argument "... remarkably amenable to Kerry's suggestions. He very rarely argues about anything." — Trevor Kennedy on the success formula of Richard Walsh, managing director of Kerry Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. Usually the
• Blockade delays logging

  Blockade delays loggingCANBERRA — The Wilderness Society and Deua Action Committee blockaded loggers from an area of wilderness just south of the Deua National Park in NSW in mid-February. This area in the Narooma
• Queensland students debate elections

  BRISBANE — A rally of 250 people here on February 26 slammed the federal Coalition and its attacks on young people. In particular, the rally condemned the Liberals' policies of "vouchers" for university degrees, a $3/hour youth
• Toxic chemical bill launched

  Toxic chemical bill launchedMELBOURNE — Legislation aimed at regulating the chemical industry was launched by independent Senator Janet Powell, WA Greens Senator Christabel Chamarette and Hazardous Materials Action Group
• Alternative candidates share views

  Alternative candidates share viewsCANBERRA — Candidates of the Greens, Democrats, Green Democratic Alliance and Democratic Socialists came together here on February 23 to discuss their approach to unemployment, the
• NUS, ACTU campaign against Coalition

  NUS, ACTU campaign against CoalitionMELBOURNE — Mark Seymour from the band Hunters and Collectors was one of the speakers addressing the February 22 launch of a joint National Union of Students-ACTU campaign against the
• Socialist presents alternative budget

  Socialist presents alternative budgetNEWCASTLE — "At a time when major parties are trying to outdo each other on who can give the best offer to business, we are experiencing unemployment of over 1 million, cuts to
• Evans faces protest over Timor

  Evans faces protest over TimorBRISBANE — Foreign minister Gareth Evans, addressing a breakfast on Australia's trade relations with Asia, faced questions and a protest picket from members of Aksi — Indonesia Solidarity
• 'Anti-gay, go away!'

  'Anti-gay, go away!'HOBART — Anti-gay, anti-choice campaigner Fred Nile was confronted by 50 angry protesters from Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group and Women's Action Group when he arrived at the airport here on
• Anti-nuclear author challenges Ros Kelly

  Anti-nuclear author challenges Ros KellyCANBERRA — Anti-nuclear author Greg Adamson is contesting environment minister Ros Kelly's seat of Canberra for the Green Democratic Alliance. As in the 1990 federal
• Two decades of Tuesday Afternoon Group

  Two decades of Tuesday Afternoon GroupADELAIDE — The Tuesday Afternoon Group (TAG) has been meeting, discussing and demonstrating here for 20 years. It is the only women's organisation in Australia that arose during the
• 400,000 attend Mardi Gras

  ay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was an exuberant festivity, with an estimated 400,000 watching the parade, which festival organisers described as a celebration of the community's self-pride, or participating in other festival activities. The
• WA Greens hope for second senator

  Dee Margetts is the Greens (WA) number one Senate candidate in the federal elections. She hopes to join Christabel Chamarette, who succeeded Jo Vallentine as Greens senator at the beginning of 1992. 91������̳ Weekly
• First Green elected to WA parliament

  First Green elected to WA parliamentPERTH — The first Green member of the WA Legislative Council has been elected. Counting of preferences gave Greens (WA) candidate Jim Scott the edge over the Democrats and