April 2023 - May Day Victoria

The military expenditure blowout does not serve Australia’s interests

28 April 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The cost of Australia’s new military expenditure is much more than most of us think. Attention is on the AUKUS submarine program. It doesn’t stop here though. But let’s start with the […]

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News escapes facing justice in the United States

28 April 2023 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes The much publicised case of fox News v Dominion Voting Systems in the United States has been settled outside the court for a payment of $US787.5 million. Fox News, and this means […]

Government report calls for increasing Jobseeker and Youth Allowance

28 April 2023 Editor 0

Contributed Despite the release of Labor’s own report calling on a substantial lift to Jobseeker and Youth allowance payments, the Albanese government seems to be in no mood to listen. The report calls for a […]

Why May Day is important and why it deserves your support

15 April 2023 Editor 0

From Len Cooper Secretary of the May Day Committee (Victoria) Every year May Day supports the struggles of the unions for better wages and conditions, and their struggle for basic union rights. Every year May […]

Join the May Day activities in Melbourne for 2023

4 April 2023 Editor 0

Help continue the struggle for a better world. The history of May Day, is the history of workers fighting for a better way of life, decent pay and conditions, a society free from war, and […]

An increase in the minimum wage is both justified and necessary

4 April 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Peak Australian union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has called for a 7 percent rise for lower paid workers to keep up with rising living costs due to inflation. […]

What does the election result in New South Wales tell us?

4 April 2023 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Forget all the hype, The New South Wales state election of Saturday produced a result like all the recent ones across Australia. It’s true that did receive a swing towards it of 3.8 […]