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Youth detention to be under Corrections control
The recent riots and escapes of inmates held in youth justice centres in Victoria has led to unprecedented action by the Andrews Labor government. …
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Bringing politics back to Pride
The 2017 Midsumma Pride March was held in Melbourne during late January. The event had a huge turnout of over 45,000 spectators. The Socialist …
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RTBU calls for public ownership of public transport
The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) in Victoria has launched a new campaign calling for public transport services to be brought back into …
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Jobs and opportunities needed – not bars and walls
In recent months the Victorian Labor state government has cracked down on youth who are being kept in detention. In an unprecedented move, they …
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CUB 55 reinstated
55 maintenance workers sacked by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) have been reinstated, ending a 180-day dispute. Midway through last year CUB sacked its …
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Labor sells off Port of Melbourne
The Andrews Labor government has finalised plans to privatise the Port of Melbourne, selling it off for $9.7 billion. In doing this they have …
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Hazelwood power station finally set to close
Engie, the majority owner of the brown coal-fired Hazelwood power station in Victoria’s La Trobe Valley, have said that the plant will close in …
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Public transport in public hands
When Victoria’s publicly operated rail and tram systems were privatised by Jeff Kennett in 1999, better service at less cost to the taxpayer was …
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Protect the historic Queen Victoria market
For months Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle kept his plans for a $250 million redevelopment of the Queen Victoria market secret. It has now …
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Ramp up the pressure on CUB
55 maintenance workers were sacked by Carlton United Breweries (CUB) in June this year. They were offered their jobs back on 65% less pay …
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Workers’ wages under attack
Shelves at Coles supermarkets were left empty after just a few days of industrial action by workers at the Polar Fresh distribution centre in …
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Police push for anti-protest laws
Victorian police have made calls for tougher laws and more powers to suppress protests, including ‘move-on’ powers and the banning of wearing masks at …
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CUB sacks maintenance workers
In a bastard act reminiscent of the Patrick waterfront dispute, Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) unilaterally sacked 55 maintenance workers at its Abbotsford plant …
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Behind the CFA dispute
Confusion, spin and lies billow around the dispute between the United Firefighters Union (UFU) and senior management of the Country Fire Authority (CFA). The …
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Is Daniel Andrews a different type of Labor leader?
Over the last few months the Labor premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, has been styling himself as a progressive figure on a largely conservative …
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Construction union wins big pay rise
Members of the construction workers union in Victoria (CFMEU) have won a 15% pay rise over the next 3 years. Not only does the …
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Victoria: Support the UFU
In the past month the capitalist press has been plastered with stories about the breakdown of Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) negotiations between the Country …
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Homelessness increasing as housing crisis worsens
Over 80,000 houses are suspected to be lying empty across Melbourne while 35,000 languish on the Victorian public housing waiting list. A report released …
