The Guardian • Victoria

UWU welcomes Vic govt sick pay guarantee
This morning’s launch of the Sick Pay Guarantee scheme in Victoria has been warmly welcomed by the United Workers’ Union (UWU). The scheme which guarantees...
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Treaty authority established in Victoria
On 16th August, the Victorian Parliament passed legislation creating an independent body to oversee treaty negotiations between the Victorian government and the state’s Traditional Owners....
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Health and safety is in our hands
In May 2021, a Megaphone article titled “Knowledge is Power In Fight Against Gendered Violence” was published.
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Workers’ rights up for grabs
Ahead of the upcoming Victorian State Election on the 26th November, labour rights are on the ballot once more. The Andrews Labor government has made...
Read moreVictorian reforms feed national conversation about sexual violence
In February 2020, changes to the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act made it an offence in Victoria to publicly identify the victim of a sexual offence.
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Labor wins Victorian state election
Victorians went to the polls on 26th November to decide their next state government. In the wake of the past three years, with the pandemic...
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Restaurateur first to be criminally charged for wage theft
The Australian labour movement is on the precipice of a major win for workers’ rights in the form of a criminal case brought against a...
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Seafarers stranded, abandoned
Last month an international livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Fortune, was arrested in Portland, Victoria by the Australian Federal Court. In the meantime, the Australian...
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It’s fine to protest, so long as you pay for it
Daniel Andrews’ Victorian Labor government has once again proven its deep commitment and thoughtful approach to environmental sustainability by pushing a bill through parliament that...
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Morrison plays favourites with the Commonwealth
A hallmark of conservative rhetoric is to decry that the opposition is being opportunistic and politicising a sensitive situation.
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Bail laws are not fit for purpose
In early August, the Final Report of the Inquiry into Children Affected by Parental Incarceration was tabled in the Victorian parliament. The Report made damning...
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