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The 33rd week of continuous protests against Israel's genocide in Gaza took place the same week as the International Criminal Court sought arrest warrants and the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to abandon its military offensive in Rafah.

A Labor Party operator has described Australians who work at a desk as less important as a militant construction union negotiates $120,000 pay for traffic controllers on road and rail projects.

India: NLC contract workers in Tamil Nadu fight for permanent jobs; Bangladeshi food workers strike for higher pay; Australia: V/Line rail workers strike in Victoria

Tighter regulations and agreements are required to ensure the survival of nationally threatened species and a healthy ecosystem, writes Dalian Pugh.

Timber tradie Peter Myall is owed at least $15,000 in superannuation, with unions urging action on what they call the last bastion of wage theft

The ACTU has decided to support the CFMEU ban and take steps to end the use of engineered stone by mid 2024 if government bans are not already in place. Jim McIlroy reports.

Victorias new Premier Jacinta Allans husband Yorick Piper is on the Victorian Fisheries Authority Board, charged with giving a fishing rod to school kids despite the debt crisis.

Jacinta Allan is the favourite to replace Daniel Andrews as Victorian Labor premier despite being the minister in charge of the states cancelled Commonwealth Games bid.

“Protect Country and our climate” was the headline message of a protest outside the Labor Party national conference opening. Alex Bainbridge reports.

One of Australia's most powerful unions wants the government to impose a 'super profits' tax on big businesses to pay for social and affordable housing.