Unionists joined thousands of others at March for Science rallies held in cities across Australia on 22 April. The protests were part of a global call to action by scientists concerned by the growing confidence of world leaders to ignore or distort fact based evidence.
The National Tertiary Education Union is campaigning for secure jobs for scientists and researchers. It says that only 10 percent of research-only positions at Australian universities are permanent and ongoing. Most researchers are stuck on fixed term contracts or on casual employment terms. The union is seeking improvements to these conditions as part of enterprise agreement bargaining happening nationally.
In a timely response to Donald Trump’s phoney “peace plan” and Israel’s continual violations of the ceasefire agreement, the concluding session of a “people’s tribunal” on Gaza
The NSW government has announced it is making a $190 million offer to return Northern Beaches Hospital to the public healthcare system. This follows the tragic and preventable death of
Community members and workers across the health and community sectors have been reeling over the last fortnight following the sudden news that some of the longest running community health centres
The WA Socialists achieved a solid result in their first electoral foray—into local council elections, which were completed on 18 October. Despite launching only in June this year, the
