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Queensland Mines have featured a number of times on our program of late and now the closure of the Blair Athol coal mine last November. The owner Rio Tinto is facing a legal challenge by the miners union over claims it discriminated … Continue reading →

Throughout her working life former Supreme Court Judge Robyn Layton QC has fought for the rights of the disadvantaged. She was a solicitor for the Central Aboriginal Land Rights team from 1972–74, travelling extensively to see for herself the conditions … Continue reading →

The SHE Speaks Survey captures the views of girls and young women on a range of issues and has a focus on leadership. YWCA’s in Adelaide, Canberra, Perth, Queensland and Victoria are running the Survey and to date, girls and … Continue reading →

Catherine Zengerer reporting from Rex Munn’s commemoration service at the Waterside Workers Hall Port Adelaide today: Download Audio    

South Australian Kristen Gilbertson recieved ASU National Delegate of the Year and our own Your Rights At Night presenter Maxine Winkley presented with Life Time Membership at this year’s National Conference. Download Audio

Asbestos affects not only the workers that mine it but their families; their wives who wash their clothes, other family members that come in contact with the fibres. And it problem lives on today in Australia with home renovations. One … Continue reading →

Asbestos has been banned here in Australia but it is still a huge problem in terms of home renovations and people still getting diseases years after they were exposed. It is still being mined in many places in the world … Continue reading →

Car maker, Holden will achieve job cuts in Adelaide without any forced redundancies An industrial dispute that left workers locked out of north-west Victoria winery resolved today Workers stepped up campaign for a sensible balance between mining and conservation in … Continue reading →

The bad news in the car industry just keeps coming – with the announcement that Ford are looking to shed hundreds of jobs at the company’s Victorian plants in Broadmeadows and Geelong. According to abc news reports, the company had … Continue reading →