Alex Bainbridge

  • Workers sacked for refusing to give 'no-strike' pledge

    WICKHAM, WA — Some 40 workers have been sacked as of Thursday December 3, at Robe River Iron Associates Cape Lambert plant. The sackings, along with threats of similar action to scores of others, are a result of the

  • Students arrested over March 26 protest

    MELBOURNE - Police were out in force with batons and riot gear for the second Student Day of Action on April 15, after having arrested a number of activists in early morning raids the day before. Five members of the

  • Uni staff fight restructuring

    Uni staff fight restructuringMELBOURNE — Office, library, cleaning and maintenance staff at Melbourne University struck over award restructuring on March 19 as part of a national campaign of rolling strikes. Almost all

  • Slash and burn education

    When the Whitlam government abolished tertiary fees and introduced an elementary income support scheme (Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme — TEAS), higher education became an option for broader sections of our society.

  • 120,000 tertiary places are missing

    120,000 tertiary places are missingMELBOURNE — Around 120,000 students eligible for higher education will not be offered places in universities and colleges because of government funding cuts. For

  • Rankin campaign day for Socialist Alliance

    • Queensland
    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Come and join us at a Woodridge campaign day for the Socialist Alliance Rankin campaign. 9am stall outside Woodridge train station 11:30am campaign planning meeting and get-to-know-you event 2pm letterboxing Come and join in for any or all of these activities. Ph Alex 0413 976 638 for more details. Also, can you help us fund the campaign??https://www.mycause.com.au/p/367725/…

  • Public forum: Solutions to the housing crisis

    • Queensland
    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Kristin O'Connell from The Anti-Poverty Centre is coming to Brisbane to present at this public forum. Building public housing is the democratic decision we can make to meet the need for homes for all and solve the housing crisis, the biggest element of the cost of living crisis. Kristin will share ideas about advocating for public housing as a fair and realistic solution to the…