At least 32,000 Victorian public school teachers walked off the job in the first statewide strike in more than a decade. Adam Bremner reports.
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Members of the National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Newcastle went on strike to demand improved job security and pay. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Mary Merkenich, a retired teacher, argues school staff understand their students and their needs best, and called on Labor to prioritise public education, as the Australian Education Union prepares for its strike.
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The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) condemned the illegal United States-Israeli war on Iran, calling for immediate de-escalation, an end to all military operations, and a return to peaceful negotiations, reports Kerry Smith.
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Four migrant sex workers have been killed in Australia in recent years, which reflects a deeper system of stigma, racism and state neglect. Kerry Smith reports.
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The Green Party of England and Wales cruised to victory with nearly 41% of the vote, in a by-election in the Manchester seat of Gorton and Denton. Derek Wall analyses the result and the factors contributing to the win.
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The Coordinating Council of Teachers’ Trade Unions posted this field report 10 days after the start of the illegal United States-Israel war.
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A special screening of award-winning documentary Women of Steel is being held in nipaluna/Hobart to celebrate International Women’s Day, reports Melissa Johns. The film documents a historic fight by women in Wollongong for jobs and justice.
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Sweeping anti-worker attacks backed by Argentine far-right President Javier Milei are an assault on workers’ rights, trade unions and democracy, eliminating the gains from decades of struggle, reports Ben Radford.
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The Rosemouth Hotel bar was overflowing with people supporting the launch of the Members First ticket for the United Workers Union election. Riley Breen and Nova Sobieralski report.
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Sue Bull argues that while the allegations sound bad, there is no hard evidence of the CFMEU’s criminality in Geoffrey Watson’s report to the Queensland commission of inquiry into the union.
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The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union has launched legal action on behalf of workers at Berkelouw Books and Harry Hartog book sellers, Isaac Nellist reports.