Council Workers Across Victoria Walked Off The Job Amid Pay Dispute
Crowd in protest, outside of Parliament House. (Credit: Hudson Farr) More than 1,000 local council workers staged a 24-hour strike last week, escalating an ongoing dispute over wages and working conditions. The industrial action, coordinated by the Australian Services Union (ASU), saw workers from eight jurisdictions march from Victorian Trades Hall to Parliament House. The strike followed earlier disruptions in April, when workers in Hume, Darebin, and Merri-bek left more t
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NDIS reforms raise questions over support for 160,000 Australians
Image credit: Benjamin Crone - stock.adobe.com About 160,000 will be removed from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 2030 under reforms aimed at curbing rising costs. Health Minister Mark Butler said the reforms would save Australian taxpayers $35 billion over the next four years, bringing the projected $70 billion price tag down to $55 billion. “Unless we take action to make it sustainable, it simply will not be there in the future for the Australians who nee
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RMIT researchers bring fight to super flu with new plastic
From left to right, Associate Professor Natalie Borg, Dr Denver Linklater, Distinguished Professor Elena Ivanova and study lead author Samson Mah. Image credit: RMIT University Media Centre A fast-moving strain of influenza called ‘Super K flu’ has been spreading in Australia since late 2025. Every year, there are new seasonal influenza strains and subtypes that spread through the community and contribute to the respiratory illness season. To stop the spread of diseases like
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Students for Palestine demand return of Australian activists in snap rally
Participants of the snap rally helped to 'set sail' paper boats in honour of the Global Sumud Flotilla. (Credit: Harrison Caithness) Students for Palestine organised a snap rally on Thursday afternoon at Bowen St, RMIT University, demanding universities to cut ties with weapons companies and for the return of Australian activists. The snap rally, part of Palestine Solidarity Week, was held in light of the Global Sumud Flotilla being intercepted off the coast of Crete by the I
