Thousands of allied health professionals working in Victoria’s public hospitals took part in a 24-hour strike demanding better pay and working conditions. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Hundreds of people called for a moratorium on the construction of data centres at a protest called by the Borderlands Cooperative and Citizens of Tottenham. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Hundreds of people marched for Palestine, demanding the federal Labor government impose sanctions Israel. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Victoria has a new premier four months out from a state election, showing that Labor is terrified it will face annihilation at the election. Sue Bull and Jacob Andrewartha argue that Ben Carroll is just as prepared to do the bidding of big business as his predecessor.
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More than 150 people turned out to support a community-initiated anti-racism rally in Broadmeadows, where community speakers were invited to speak out how to defeat One Nation. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Anti-racist activists, including a union secretary, discussed countering the rising support for One Nation at a public meeting hosted by Socialist Alliance. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Thousands of allied health professionals went on strike to demand a fair wage, manageable workloads, action on gender-based undervaluation and stronger retention measures. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Workers from Parks Victoria took strike action to demand equal pay to other public servants. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The investment boom in generative artificial intelligence, spurring the rapid build of data centres across Victoria, is raising widespread concerns. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Jacob Andrewartha speaks to Bhaskar Sunkara about the United States under the Donald Trump administration and prospects for building socialist politics.
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More than 300 people rallied against Victorian Labor’s decision to demolish 44 public housing estates and demanded that the Jacinta Allan government put in more public housing. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The Pauline Hanson’s One Nation’s victory in the Farrer by-election is an advance for racist, anti-immigrant and right-wing politics. Jacob Andrewartha and Sue Bolton argue that it can be countered.