Jim McIlroy

Socialist Alliance launches its ‘liveable city’ ticket for Sydney Council

Socialist Alliance launched its “liveable city” campaign for the City of Sydney Council. That and housing justice are the ticket’s campaign priorities. Jim McIlroy reports.

 

Rank and File Action stands strong team for NTEU at Sydney Uni

Voting by postal ballot is underway in the National Tertiary Education Union in the University of Sydney with union members having until August 30 to decide on their new representatives. Jim McIlroy reports.

Hiroshima Day forum told ‘Peace and AUKUS don’t mix’

A public meeting discussed the disastrous legacy of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and the growing danger of Australia becoming involved in a possible nuclear war stemming from AUKUS. Jim McIlroy reports.

 

Under pressure NSW Labor to end ‘no fault’ evictions

One renter is issued with a no-grounds eviction every 18 minutes according to NSW government data. Jim McIlroy reports on the pressure Labor has come under to reform the Residential Tenancy Act.

Protesters say ‘Never again’, 79 years since bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Anti-war protesters marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, saying “Never again!” Jim McIlroy reports.

Nationalise Rex to defend jobs and services, protect climate

Nationalising, or “insourcing” Rex, including regional and inter-capital city services, could be the first step in taking the airline industry into public ownership. Jim McIlroy reports.

Palestine, public housing and union protests at NSW Labor conference

More than 1000 people protested outside the NSW Labor conference at Sydney Town Hall, demanding it stop arming Israel and supporting genocide in Gaza. Jim McIlroy reports.

Calls grow for justice for victims of NSW Police shootings

On the first anniversary of Jesse Deacon's death, at the hands of NSW Police, calls are growing for a change in the way mental health crises are handled. Jim McIlroy reports.

Sydney City Council takes first steps towards BDS

The City of Sydney Council decided to start investigating its ties to companies that are complicit in human rights abuses in Palestine, including the illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian Territories. Jim McIlroy reports.

Will NSW Labor’s ‘once in a generation’ plan fix the housing crisis?

NSW Treasurer announced a “once in a generation” $5.1 billion addition to arrest the state’s decline in new social housing. Jim McIlroy reports that, without the detail, some are sceptical.

Visiting journalist speaks about freedom for occupied Western Sahara

Mohamed Mayara, a visiting Western Sahara journalist and trade unionist, told a public forum that the Moroccan regime was imposing a “systematic policy of repression”. Jim McIlroy reports.

Unions NSW wants an end to forced unpaid overtime

Australian workers do more overtime than almost any other OECD nation, a new survey for Unions NSW has found. Jim McIlroy reports that on average they forfeit $21,500 a year.