Thousands of Australian public service workers go on day-long strike
The conservative coalition government in Australia’s largest State, New South Wales, has faced massive resistance from trade unions and workers across sectors for over a year
Death of Indigenous teenager in Australia raises questions
16-year-old Jai Wright died on Saturday following a crash with an unmarked police car. His family members have raised questions over “inconsistent information” regarding his death given by the police
Nurses in Australia’s New South Wales strike over wages, staff shortage
Thousands of nurses and midwives went on a day-long strike in Australia’s most populous New South Wales State to protest stagnating wages and unsafe staffing conditions
Multiple strikes bring Australia’s most populous State to a standstill
Thousands of teachers, bus drivers and railway workers protested against the “anti-worker approach” of the New South Wales government by holding parallel strikes in the State
Nearly four months of intense bush fires, Australian PM offers only an apology
There seems to be no end in sight to the devastation from the bush fires raging across large swathes of the country, as emergency services are stretched beyond their capacities
Abortion legalized in all Australian states
The bill legalizing abortion was passed by state legislature in New South Wales, the last remaining Australian state where it was criminalized
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