Justification centres around a lack of venue availability to accommodate increasing demand for centrally supported mid-semester examinations, and a proposal to reduce the minimum enrolment threshold for central support from 100 to 20 students; whilst we recognise that there is room for improvement and increased efficiency of implementation within our current system, the proposed solution of moving exam periods into the mid-semester itself is one that is short-sighted and based on information that neglects any form of student input. Furthermore, with minimal projected data indicating what the increased demand looks like, it is concerning that this proposed change is being promoted without a publicly available justification of what Semester 1 2027 will entail in terms of demand and capacity.  This proposal effectively stretches a 12‑week semester with a two‑week break into a 14‑week semester with zero certainty about when exams will fall. And with Student Hub already struggling to process ECAs and deferred exams, it is unclear how the University expects to cope with the inevitable surge – especially for students who have already made plans for next year.

The Victorian Government has the power to require publicly funded projects to use more locally made products. We call on it to use that power and back Victorian workers. Spending public money locally supports local factories, creates jobs, trains apprentices and strengthens our supply chains. PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD SUPPORT VICTORIAN JOBS. BUILD HOUSING. EMPLOY VICTORIANS.

This bill opens the door to lowering the standard of education in Territory schools.  That impacts every employee, student, parent and community member with an interest in the success of NT education. Please join us in urging the government to abandon this rushed and risky bill.

Every job lost at Bell Bay Aluminium will ripple out through workshops, contracting businesses, and the wider community. The future of manufacturing and Metal Trades in northern Tasmania hinges on the continued operation of the industry in Bell Bay.  The government has the means and ability to act, it must contract to supply cheap power from Tasmanian Hydro to Bell Bay and save manufacturing in Tasmania. 

Gaps like this are not about paying men and women differently for the same job. They're usually about who holds which roles: men concentrated in senior, higher paid positions, women in lower paid, customer facing ones. As a customer, you'd never see that. It's invisible unless the data is made public.    That's exactly why WGEA reporting matters. WGEA is the government agency responsible for making every company's gender pay gap data public. When companies report, we can see where the gaps really are and what, if anything, they're doing to close them.   Take 2 minutes to send your email! It will go directly to Seafolly's CEO, Brendan Santamaria, the person with the final say to make it happen. 

Good housing standards and support to upgrade homes means cheaper bills, and healthier families.  For $1 saved on energy bills from insulating and properly heating a home, more than $10 is saved within the healthcare system.  Better thermal comfort and less mould in homes leads to fewer GP visits, fewer pharmaceuticals dispensed, and reduced hospital admissions for respiratory and mental health issues. The Federal Liberal Party has made it clear they would rather working families live in poor quality housing than maintain minimum housing standards.  Victorian Liberal Leader Jess Wilson needs to come clean about where she stands – with working Victorians, or with the landlords in the Liberal Party?

Currently, Arts Centre Melbourne union members are fighting for a fair pay deal. This is the first time ACM staff have ever taken industrial action.   Industrial action is never taken lightly, but ACM staff have been left with no other choice.   A fair deal is possible!   We ask for your support so that ACM staff can continue to deliver world-class performances to Victorians. 

Proposed changes risk:  • Silencing workers by limiting their ability to speak publicly about workplace concerns  • Extending dispute processes unnecessarily  • Increasing legal and procedural barriers that disadvantage working people  • Undermining good faith bargaining  At a time when Tasmania faces workforce shortages and increasing health system pressures, the Tasmanian Government should be strengthening collaboration, not weakening the rights of healthcare workers.  Nurses and midwives advocate not only for ourselves, but for patient safety and community wellbeing. Any industrial framework that discourages speaking up puts patients at risk.  We call on the Tasmanian Government and Minister Guy Barnett to:  1. Commit to keeping the Tasmanian Industrial Commission as a stand alone body  2. Publicly rule out measures that silence or penalise healthcare workers for raising safety concerns  Tasmania’s nurses and midwives deserve a fair system. Our patients deserve a strong voice for safety. 

All Parks staff are critical in ensuring our natural places -- their flora and fauna -- are protected and maintained and that visitors to our Parks are safe and provided the services they need. Rangers, visitors centre staff, administration workers, firefighters and others deserve fair wages, conditions and opportunities to progress their careers. We need to retain these important workers and attract new ones to ensure the long-term health of our unique natural environment. Your support for Parks workers will show the government how much they are valued and assist us to make a strong case for a fair Parks and Wildlife pay and conditions agreement.

Right now Australia is missing out on the full benefits of a domestic decommissioning industry. Oil and gas giants are attempting to shirk their responsibility for full decommissioning, dumping tonnes of degrading pipelines, concrete and steel off Australia's coast. Australia has the capability to safely dismantle oil and gas infrastructure here, but instead companies are towing this infrastructure overseas, and then returning the hazardous waste back to Australia. In other words, the jobs and valuable industrial materials go offshore and we get the waste.  We call on State and Federal Governments to close loopholes that allow oil and gas giants to dump waste and deny jobs to Australians. 

Every day, we keep New South Wales moving across our roads, railways, buses, ferries and bridges. We lead the teams delivering and maintaining critical transport infrastructure, and we make the complex technical and operational decisions that determine the safety, reliability and performance of the State's network. We are accountable for engineering governance, technical assurance, statutory compliance, risk management and critical safety decisions. We oversee major programs and manage significant public investment. We accept these responsibilities because we believe in public service. But the TSSM employment framework no longer fairly recognises what is expected of us. While remuneration and conditions have improved for Award and Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, the relative position of TSSMs has declined. Many of us now supervise employees whose total remuneration equals or exceeds our own, despite carrying significantly lower accountability. In accepting these appointments, we relinquished flex leave, overtime, travel time, leave loading, professional engineering provisions and other long-standing entitlements. Now, discussions about our future pay and conditions are happening without meaningful engagement with us or our unions. Decisions about our employment should not be made behind closed doors. The solution already exists. Classifications in the RMS Salaried Staff Award and the Transport for NSW Award already recognise the complexity and accountability of many TSSM roles. This is not about special treatment. It is about using the frameworks we already have.

As healthcare workers, we emphatically reject antisemitism, anti-Palestinian racism, Islamaphobia, racism and all forms of discrimination and hatred. Every healthcare worker, patient, carer and community member deserve safety, dignity and equal access to treatment, care and support - Jewish people, Palestinian people and all communities affected by conflict, violence and war.   Antisemitism is real, harmful, and must be confronted wherever it occurs. That is not what this decision does. What it does instead is import a definition whose own illustrative examples concern the State of Israel and its policies, blurring the line between antisemitism and legitimate criticism of a government and its policies.   We state loudly and clearly that criticism of the State of Israel, its government, military actions against civilians, healthcare workers and healthcare facilities and speaking out on Palestine is not antisemitic.  We oppose any regulatory framework that could deter healthcare workers from engaging in lawful advocacy for human rights, humanitarian protection, civilian safety, or accountability under international law. Professional registration must never become a mechanism for political silence.   This decision is a dangerous and pernicious attempt to silence health professionals who speak out in support of a free Palestine. It sends a chilling message that doctors, nurses, midwives, occupational therapists, psychologists, pharmacists, paramedics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, Chinese medicine practitioners, chiropractors, radiographers, dentists, optometrists, osteopaths, physiotherapists, and podiatrists' risk professional repercussions simply for advocating for Palestinian rights and justice. The implications extend far beyond the health sector. This decision raises serious concerns for colleagues working across the disability, aged care, community services, and education sectors, who are increasingly worried that they too could face similar efforts to suppress advocacy and restrict freedom of expression within their professions. We are healthcare workers. We have an ethical duty to speak on the health consequences of war, attacks on hospitals and clinics, and on the denial of care to civilians.  We will not surrender that duty, and we call on AHPRA and Australia's Health Ministers to ensure we are not punished for exercising it.