By Maurice Sibelle
MELBOURNE — While most people in the community were preparing for the Christmas break, the Victorian minister for vocational education, Phil Honeywood, announced the greatest shake-up of Victoria's TAFE system in 20 years.
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South Korean workers fight jobs threat
By Eva Cheng
Seizing on the current economic crisis, South Korean bosses succeeded in pushing through the National Assembly on January 12 a new labour law that further erodes working conditions and makes
Ted Bull, 1914-1997
Ted Bull, 1914-1997
Veteran communist and trade union activist Ted Bull died on December 11, aged 83.
More than 500 people packed into the auditorium of Trades Hall on December 22 to honour Ted's memory and to celebrate
One of Brisbane's best-known left movement identities, Bob Leach, died in Sydney on Christmas eve.
Several hundred people gathered in St Mary's Church in Brisbane's West End on December 31 for a moving funeral meeting for Bob. The audience included
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Queensland ALP leader Peter Beattie has urged the Labor Party not to adopt a "heart-on-the-sleeve" approach to the native title issue at the party's national conference in Hobart, as Premier Rob Borbidge gears up for an
I am sorry
By Brandon Astor Jones
"In the expression of the emotions originality merits the first consideration ... The words used, however, should be old ones." — Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241)
While the jury was still out, during my
Rally in defence of native title
By John Nebauer
MELBOURNE — About 1000 people braved the rain to rally in opposition to the Howard government's 10-point plan to amend the Native Title Act on December 13. The rally, called by Campaign
Left on-line
Free Speech TV — Here's a progressive site that takes full advantage of the technology of the net. If your browser has the RealVideo plug-in, you can watch hundreds of political video documentaries on your computer screen (you can
Port Hinchinbrook resort protest
By Darran Gould
PORT HINCHINBROOK — On December 14, the first stage of the Port Hinchinbrook resort was opened by Premier Rob Borbidge and developer Keith Williams. Police and private guards were deployed to
1998 fighting fund
1998 is already shaping up as an eventful year in Australian and world politics.
Across Asia, the capitalist "miracle" is looking decidedly dodgy; the negotiations in Ireland and the Middle East are fast approaching crunch
AMSTERDAM — Greenpeace on January 13 released a confidential French government memo which reveals plans by the plutonium industry to again ship high-level nuclear waste from France to Japan. For the first time the waste will be taken through the
An irreconcilable difference
By Tony Smith
As the century slides to a close, it is clear that the much criticised leadership of Prime Minister Howard has prevailed in one important area. Many people envisaged the republican debate as an
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