Matt Hrkac

Industrial manslaughter ‘must be made a crime’ – Victorian unions
Victorian Socialists are ‘in it to win it’
Early childcare educators ‘shut the sector down’
Photos: Melbourne Palm Sunday rally

In one of the largest Palm Sunday rallies in Melbourne thousands of people marched through the streets calling on the government to close the detention centres, bring them here and let them stay.
Pointers from the Batman by-election
Union activists protest against corporate support for dictators
Unemployed workers mobilise in Geelong

Unemployed activists, with the support of the Geelong Trades Hall Council, have established a branch of the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union (AUWU) in Geelong.
Ridley Agri Workers Walk off the job over poor conditions
Victory for MUA as sacked worker is reinstated
Support grows for community assembly at Webb Dock
Melbourne dock closed by peaceful assembly
First Greens candidate elected to Geelong council

The results of the 2017 City of Greater Geelong Council elections have been declared, with Greens candidate Sarah Mansfield being elected in Brownbill Ward.

Mansfield won more than 17% of the primary vote. Her election was aided by a strong preference flow from residents who voted for Socialist Alliance (SA) candidates Sue Bull and Sarah Hathway.