Mary Merkenich

National rallies across Australia demanded that Australia cut ties with Israel, as per the International Criminal Court鈥檚聽arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.聽聽

Abortion was finally decriminalised in every state and territory in Australia last year, but access remains difficult. While the procedure remains in some criminal codes, conservatives will seek to roll back our rights. Mary Merkenich reports.

A new group 鈥斅燚efend the Unions 鈥 Defend the CFMEU 鈥斅爃as been formed to force the new anti-CFMEU law to be repealed and to reinstate the sacked CFMEU officials. Mary Merkenich reports.

protester holding a sign saying 'Germany stop supporting Israel's war crimes'

While Germany cracks down on free speech and debate over Israel's genocidal war in Palestine in the name of 'protecting Jews and fighting antisemitism', its military industrial complex is making mega profits from the sales of weapons to Israel, writes Mary Merkenich.

From misappropriating JobKeeper funds, to illegally sacking thousands of workers, to Alan Joyce鈥檚 enormous 鈥減ay鈥 rises, the scandals associated with Qantas are piling up. Mary Merkenich argues it should be renationalised.

The RBA wants unemployment to go up

The Reserve Banks of Australia's talk about the need to 鈥渋ncrease productivity鈥澛爉eans less regulation and more 鈥渇lexibility鈥 for the bosses.聽Mary Merkenich 补苍诲听Pip Hinman report.

Melbourne Extinction Rebellion organised three colourful and diverse days of actions on the climate crisis. Mary Merkenich reports.

NTEU members holding banner

More than 600 Victorian National Tertiary Education Union members crammed into Victorian Trades Hall for their first stop-work meeting in a decade, as part of their fight for better conditions and fair pay. Mary Merkenich reports.

Environment, union and left groups are pushing back against anti-protest laws that target environmentalists. Mary Merkenich reports.

Given how many are being crunched by the cost-of-living crisis, public sentiment would be on the unions鈥 side if they took united action for wage rises, argues Mary Merkenich.

Claims the new IR laws will聽close聽the gender pay gap 补苍诲听strengthen equal pay laws are welcome. But, as Mary Merkenich 补苍诲听Sarah Hathway argue, the laws聽will divide workers and weaken the Better Off Overall Test.

About 60 people took聽part in a funeral for trees, forests and animals lost due to destruction caused by the North East Link project. Mary Merkenich reports.