Workers & unions

From misappropriating JobKeeper funds, to illegally sacking thousands of workers, to Alan Joyce’s enormous “pay” rises, the scandals associated with Qantas are piling up. Mary Merkenich argues it should be renationalised.

Supermarket price gouging, Labor’s dud housing deal & Fiji marches against nuclear waste

Green Left journalist’s Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.

The National Tertiary Education Union at Monash University protested outside a meeting of the university’s Executive Council in support of their enterprise agreement. Brenna Dempsey reports.

Deakin University research found that food prices had gone up “across the board”.

Governments need to take action on rising food prices as Woolworths and Coles report mega profits, Isaac Nellist argues.

A stop-work meeting by more than 250 National Tertiary Education Union members at RMIT decided to continue industrial action. Jordan AK reports.

Striking workers

The National Tertiary Education Union at the University of Melbourne has begun a week of industrial action, after more than a year of failed negotiations. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

CEO graphic

CEOs and their media mouthpieces are hitting back at suggestions that, in a cost-of-living crisis, there could be an acceptable level of profit. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Residents are calling on Australia Post not to close Glenroy Post Office, close to accessible public transport and in a big shopping centre. Sue Bolton reports.

Construction union spokesperson Jade Ingham spoke to Alex Bainbridge about the union's demands on Labor at its national conference.

No nuclear subs, no war on China: Anti-AUKUS protest

Thousands of people rallied against AUKUS, for forests and housing and rent reforms outside Labor's national conference. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Housing protest outside the Labor national conference, August 19

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's argument that long-term government is counterposed to pro-working class policies contains major flaws, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Philip Lowe said he is proud of the RBA’s unpopular role in forcing working people to bear the burden of “fighting inflation”. But don’t count on interest rates stopping rising inflation; unemployment is going up, too. Peter Boyle reports.