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Labor suffers backlash in NSW

Paul Benedek Controversial decisions by the state Labor government to forcibly amalgamate several councils dominated the March 27 NSW council election. In the City of Sydney lord mayoral contest, the thinly veiled ALP manoeuver to gain Labor

Channel 31 fights to stay on air

Simon Tayler, Sydney Sydney's community TV channel, Channel 31, will remain on air for now, after a win in the courtroom for the many supporters of the station's current broadcasters. On March 18, the Australian Broadcasting Authority announced

Students revolt against fees

Stuart Munckton,Edward Ashscoft &Jason Cahill The campaign by students to oppose university administrations moving to increase fees has started to take off and spread from one campus to another. Last December, ignoring public opposition, the

Johnston defence campaign fundraiser

He's always been there for us... We'll always be there for him! Defend Craig Johnston Fundraiser, 6pm, April 2, at MUA rooms, 46-54 Ireland Street, West Melbourne. Mass rally, 9am, May 10, at County Court, corner William and LaTrobe streets. For

IRAQ: US to retain control after June 30

Doug Lorimer A top US official in Baghdad, who asked not to be named, has admitted to reporters at a dinner meeting on March 21 that the planned June 30 hand-over of "sovereignty" from the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to an "interim

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1 WA teachers accept wage offer PERTH — On March 12, the Western Australian state executive of the Australian Education Union (AEU) announced that its members had voted to accept the government's certified agreement (CA) offer. The

On the box

Tong Tana: The Lost Paradise — A Swedish TV crew and Swiss environmentalist Bruno Manser travel to Borneo to film the devastation of the ancient forests. SBS, Friday, April 2, 2pm. Message Stick: Customary Law — Many Indigenous communities

Loose cannons

Family values I "NEW YORK — Adelphia Communications Corporation founder John Rigas and his two sons siphoned millions of dollars from the [now bankrupt] company as if it were a 'private piggy bank', for everything from 100 pairs of bedroom

Showing heart for refugees

Andrew Hall, Canberra Multi-coloured hearts have been signed and decorated with refugee-rights slogans and images to create the "field of hearts". This growing project provides a vehicle for people to symbolically "show their hearts for

Our Common Cause: Who is killing Indigenous Australia?

In mid February, spectacular television footage of a confrontation between police and young Aborigines in Sydeney's Redfern flashed around the world. By mirroring the daily scenes of conflict from occupied Palestine, these images dramatised to the

Redfern protesters demand justice

Paul Benedek, Sydney More than 300 Aboriginal protesters and supporters marched from the Redfern Block to NSW state parliament on March 24, chanting "Too many police, not enough justice". The rally was called to protest police mistreatment of

Socialists gain 3.5% in council election

Jim McIlroy, Brisbane Socialist Alliance candidate Coral Wynter gained 3.5% (533 votes at the close of counting on polling night) in the Central ward in the March 27 Brisbane City Council election. The Greens won 17.5% in the same inner-city