Several hundred Sydney Ferries workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia, went on strike for better pay and conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The crisis of affordable and secure housing is widely seen as the number one problem facing Australians and the generational pessimism is hard to miss. Jim McIlroy reports on the Australian Council of Trade Union’s welcome push for public housing.
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The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption investigating alleged illegal donations to the NSW Liberal Party has been told of the methods of a conservative Christian faction within its ranks. Jim McIlroy reports.
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NSW Police formally withdrew charges against 125 protesters from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade. Jim McIlroy reports that activists say they have been “vindicated” for having taken one of the largest civil disobedience protests at Newcastle port
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More than 100 people rallied in Martin Place to say “No” to Glencore’s bid to expand its coal mines in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends reminded politicians of their responsibilities to protect the environment, phase out coal and generally telling them to “do a lot better”. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The Community and Public Sector Union is pursuing a case in the Fair Work Commission against labour hire companies undermining workers’ rights in the Australian Tax Office. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Up to 100 people rallied outside the United States Consulate in North Sydney to demand that the Pine Gap spy base be closed down. Jim McIlroy reports.
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A rally near the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion protested the conflation of pro-Palestinian voices with anti-Jewish hate speech. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Activists gathered at the Ibero-American Plaza on July 4 to contrast the beginning of the US struggle for independence from Britain with the US’ unceasing oppression of Latin America. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Jim McIlroy remembers the Australian Council of Trade Union’s national general strike to defend Medibank — Australia’s first universal, tax-funded public health insurance scheme, which predated Medicare.
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NSW Labor had a chance to address the housing crisis in its election budget, but it barely included a mention. Jim McIlroy reports on how its new plan to subsidise private prefabrication and modular construction factories falls short.