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.
Ellie noticed something striking during a recent doorknock she helped organise in Melbourne’s west to build local opposition to the rise of the far right. “On one street in
Red Flag talks with Palestine Action Group organiser Josh Lees about the Palestine movement, socialist activism and why we need to keep fighting for a better world.
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
