In the coming war, Australia is not some distant and uninvolved party. Australia and New Zealand have been placed, behind the backs of their populations, on the front lines of US-led war plans.
The NTEU’s supposed “historic win” dovetails with the Labor government’s wage-cutting and restructuring demands, and the claim of securing full-time jobs for casual teachers is a sham.
While floodwaters are beginning to recede in the worst-affected areas, the risk remains, with heavy rainfall expected to return across New South Wales and Victoria.
After months of delays, and a 97 percent vote in July for industrial action, the National Tertiary Education Union called the limited stoppage to seek a deal with management.
The Labor government’s climate policies have been endorsed by leading corporate lobby groups. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese boasted of being backed by “an alphabet soup” of business organisations.