Disabled people and advocates condemned the final report of the parliamentary inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment for its recommendation that the controversial bill be passed. Graham Matthews reports.
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Teachers and School Staff for Palestine have launched a boycott campaign against the Department of Education’s new Social Cohesion Education Hub over its denial of the genocide in Gaza. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Sue Bolton writes that new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is using a bill to close down the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, which has a good record on organising workers to win real gains and is a political threat to his base in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association.
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Wollongong Against War and Nukes has joined with many others to oppose plans to turn Port Kembla into a military town. Melanie Barnes canvasses the arguments about why AUKUS will make Port Kembla and the region less safe.
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The NSW Teachers Federation held a rally outside Port Kembla Public School to support the campaign against AUKUS. Melanie Barnes reports.
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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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The Ansell 100 shareholder campaign will propose resolutions at its annual general meeting, in November, calling for remediation and justice for Bangladeshi Mediceram workers in Malaysia. Ron Guy reports.
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Join students across the country protesting One Nation’s racism and anti-worker agenda.
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Sam Wainwright argues we urgently need to step up the fight within the union movement to stop AUKUS and the associated drive to militarism. If there is a war we need to fight right now, it is the one to destroy their attempt to claim social license for these death machines.
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People shared their horror experiences about Work for the Dole programs, including not having training, the lack of safety equipment and very little supervision, at an Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union event. Pip Ryan reports.
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Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union construction and maintenance members, employed by United Group Limited at the Viva Viva Oil Refinery have won a new agreement. Tim Gooden reports.
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On this episode of On The Streets we discuss protests outside Labor's national conference in Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide, health workers opposing AHPRA's decision to silence criticism of Israel's genocide and solidarity rallies with the Indian youth movement.