Markela Panegyres

Racist policing won’t solve a public health crisis

The aggressive police operation to “combat” the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney’s South West is yet another example of politicians’ racist, anti-working class and punitive handling of the pandemic, argues Markela Panegyres.

End wage theft at universities

While university managements practice wage theft and cut jobs and courses, casual and precarious university workers pay the price. Markela Panegyres reports on the crisis facing higher education.

We need to hear — and share — the voices of Palestinian artists

One small way we can express solidarity with Palestinian artists, writers and musicians is by learning about their work and sharing it with others, writes Markela Panegyres.

University of Sydney caught out spying on staff and students

Markela Panegyres reports on evidence that the University of Sydney management has been engaged in surveillance of staff and students.

South Africa: Dockworkers refuse to offload Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestine

South African Transport and Allied Workers Union members have refused to offload an Israeli ship in protest against Israel’s war on Palestine, reports Markela Panegyres.

India: Marginalised communities, informal workers and women bear the brunt of COVID-19 second wave

India's response to COVID-19's second wave must prioritise the needs of the most marginalised, says Sion Kongari.

The neoliberal university threatens precarious workers, education

Neoliberal ideology has reduced tertiary education to a commodity. Students have become “customers” and academics and lecturers are now “service providers”, writes Markela Panegyres.

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine shambles a symptom of neoliberalism

The vaccine rollout in Australia, argues Markela Panegyres, has been held back by the lack of publicly-owned vaccine infrastructure and the government's own vaccine nationalism.

Menulog starts trial but gig economy workers’ security remains precarious

A federal committee looking into insecure work has received submissions from a range of workers' organisations as well as the big gig corporations. Jim McIlroy and Markela Panegyres report. 

Revealed: Adani’s ties to Myanmar junta

A new report has found that an Adani group subsidiary is continuing to support the Myanmar junta — and that Australia has millions invested too. Markela Panegyres reports.

Sydney’s colonisers set basis for gendered wage

Markela Panegyres uncovers some of the history of the Hyde Park Barracks, a former convict dormitory and Female Immigration Depot.

University of Sydney staff, students protest attacks on higher education

Markela Panegyres reports University of Sydney staff and students have been protesting the federal government’s attacks on higher education, management’s austerity measures and NSW Police's brutal policing policies.