Education

Schools join union campaign for NSW cleaners to be brought in-house

Teachers have joined the union covering school cleaners in NSW to campaign for the Labor government to bring school cleaning back in-house. Pip Hinman reports.

Quixotic regulation: eSafety commissioner capitulates

Big Tech behemoths have much to answer for: the destruction of privacy, the ruthless monetisation of user data, behavioural modification and hypnotic seduction. But��Binoy Kampmark argues that censorship is not the answer.

1500 UQ students vote to divest from apartheid Israel

Huge Uni of Queensland student meeting votes to divest from Israel

Students voted overwhelmingly for the University of Queensland��to cut ties with weapons manufacturers and divest from Israel at a 1500 strong meeting.��Sam Morris reports.

Student encampment forces Uni of Melbourne to disclose weapons ties

After an eight-week Gaza solidarity encampment and a week-long occupation of Mamoud’s Hall, the University of Melbourne has agreed to disclose its funding arrangements with weapons corporations. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Argentina: Resistance grows to far-right Milei government’s severe austerity

Since taking office in December, far-right Argentine President Javier Milei has embarked on a program of public spending cuts, leading to suffering for millions. But his neoliberal reforms and severe austerity are being met with growing grassroots resistance, reports Ana Zorita.

Urgently needed: A budget for the people

Federal budgets are about choosing where public money should be spent. Instead, governments cynically use them to manipulate public fears and expectations, argues Peter Boyle.

Max Chandler-Mather: ‘The conditions exist to fundamentally change politics’

Greens federal housing spokesperson and Griffith MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke with Stuart Munckton and Federico Fuentes about the opportunities for transformative politics today.

Photos: Students launch pro-Palestine encampment at Curtin University

Inspired by the United States encampments in support of Palestine, students launched one on Curtin University. Alex Salmon reports.

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Equality for women will help eliminate violence against them

Labor’s package to help women escape violence is welcome but not nearly enough. Angela Carr argues that we need to be clear on what drives men to commit violence against women and address that, as well as assisting victim/survivors.