The IWW in Australia
Too good not to share, some great history of the IWW, trade unions, and amazing Australian activists. Info from the SoundCloud site: Episode on the early history of [...more]
Earth
Topics and posts on activism, union issues, media, and politics
Firefighter’s Cancer legislation – it’s time.
THERE were three firefighters in Darin Sullivan’s family — but only he survives today.
Cancer took the life of his brother-in-law and colleague at City of Sydney fire station before also claiming the life of his aviation firefighter father. [...more]
2018 budget: Beyond privatization?
I have some concerns about the 2018 Federal budget, specifically in relation to privatization and mental health. Remember the “Medicare privatization” issue, [...more]
Code 5 – FBEU President no more
The NSW Electoral Commission has now formally declared the 2018 FBEU election result, with a copy of that declaration and the FBEU SITREP statement here. My congratulations [...more]
Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action
Today the Climate Council has released our signature bi-annual report on the Critical Decade. The report brings together the latest research on Australian climate change [...more]
