Socceroos

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Isaac Nellist discusses the nurses and midwives in Victoria and NSW fighting for fair pay and conditions, Palestine's football team plays in Boorloo/Perth and Federico Fuentes from the Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign discusses the latest updates from the anti-war Russian dissident's trial.

The 23rd Ernie awards for sexist behaviour were held late last month. The peak body for soccer, Football Federation Australia, took out the Gold Ernie for the gross pay gap between male and female soccer players. When the Socceroos won the Asian Cup each player was paid $103,148. In contrast, if the Matildas had won the World Cup, they would have been paid $5600 each. The Socceroos receive a $6000 base payment for every international game, while the Matildas get just $500.