The month of April

1st- 1897 Tunnel Creek-Aboriginal resistance leader Jandamarra is killed, ending a six-month rebellion in the Kimberleys.


2nd- 2003 Sydney- 10,000 students join the Books not Bombs anti-war protest.


3rd- 1826 Sydney- Convicts torch the haystack of a master cheating them of their rations

4th- 1998- 1000s march nationally for abortion rights

5th- 1984 Melbourne- Building workers storm the Liberal Party's Melbourne headquarters.


6th- 2002 Canberra- Indigenous elder Kevin Buzzacott faces court for removing the Australian coat of arms from Old Parliament House.


7th- 1998- Patrick Stevedores sparks the "War On The Waterfront" by sacking its entire workforce.


8th- 1998- 1000s of workers walk off the job to join picket lines around the country in support of the MUA after Patrick Stevedores sacks its entire workforce.


9th- 1992 Adelaide- 1000 demonstrate against racism and neo-Nazis.


10th- 1997 Perth- 150 unionists occupy the gallery of the State Parliament to protest Anti-Union laws.


11th- 1994 Brisbane- Squatters barricade themselves into an abandoned West End Housing Commission to prevent eviction.


12th- 1834 Port Macquarie- Bullock driver John Norman is flogged for being part of a party of convicts who refused to work with informers.


13th- 2003- Over 30,000 march as part of a nationwide Palm Sunday peace rallies.


14th- 2007 Sydney- Refugee supporters rally outside the Prime Minister's residence at Kirribilli House.


15th- 1944 North Queensland- Australia's first and only Communist MLA, Fred Paterson, wins the seat of Bowen.


16th- 2007 Melbourne- Unionists return to work at Preston Motors after winning a month long strike over pay and conditions.


17th- 1993 Melbourne- St Kilda's Nicky Winmar taunts racist Collingwood fans by raising his jumper to proudly display his black skin.


18th- 1998 Melbourne- Police fail to remove 1000s of picketers from the Swanston Docks after being surrounded by 100s of building workers

19th- 1972 Melbourne- 1000s of secondary school students march on Parliament protesting school overcrowding.


20th-1968 Darwin- Indigenous people protest after being refused service in local pubs.


21st- 1856 Melbourne- Stonemasons are among the first workers in the world to gain the 8 hour day.


22nd- 2007 Sydney- 10,000 workers march against the WorkChoices anti-worker laws.


23rd- 1969 Newcastle- Draft Resister Lou Christofides is arrested for delaying a train-load of conscripts en route to Sydney.


24th- 1994 Perth- School staff begin work-to-rule actions to pressure the State Government over education funding.


25th- 1838 Melbourne- Two Indigenous prisoners, Tullamarine and Jin Jin escape from Melbourne's first jail.


26th- 2006 Perth- Cleaners protest outside firms which have refused to improve conditions for cleaning staff.


27th- 1831 Port Macquarie- 10 convicts are flogged for refusing to work with informers.


28th- 1981 Brisbane- 1000s march for land rights and against Expo 88 bid.


29th- 1992 Melbourne- Public transport comes to halt as 2000 rail, bus and tram workers attend a stop work meeting.


30th- 1931 New South Wales- Unemployed squatters prevent an attempt by North Illawarra Council to evict their camp.