The Woolies worker strike is over — but their right to act is still practically illegal
The Woolworths strike is yet another example of the staggering disparity between employer and employee under Australian industrial relations law.
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New exhibition searches for optimistic visions of a future emerging from industrial ruins
Though it fails to adequately tackle how yesteryear's dystopia became today's reality, ACMI's new exhibition tries something arguably riskier. The
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The secret to a million-dollar newsletter in a feeble news market? Admitting when you mess up
Tangle attempts to reestablish a shared reality for its readers, regardless of their political leaning. Crikey talks to founder Isaac
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A pocket history of America via five songs on the Washington DC to Pittsburgh Greyhound
American carnage in songs for each of the five stops on an inter-city Greyhound. The post A pocket history of
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‘Our side is the one that accepts election results, remember?’: Hope gives way to reality in Washington
There is essentially nothing the Democrats can take away from this result. Trump has been conclusively, definitively endorsed by the
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This American Carnage: Touching down in Pittsburgh, where all roads lead in 2024
Crikey reports from Pittsburgh, which has been bombarded with more political advertising than anywhere else in the country, and where
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WIN launches probe into employee, Lehrmann spotted, and we remember Colin Chapman (because the Oz doesn’t)
Plus Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson is spotted among the plebs in economy. The post WIN launches probe into employee, Lehrmann
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Another surreal week in America: Trump gets lost in the music, Harris outwits a Fox
In 'normal' times, the contrast between Trump and Harris this week would be a definitive turning point in the US
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Harris meets the Daddy Gang, Trump’s movie moment, and Jill Stein’s contradictions
We delve into the history of US Greens Party candidate Jill Stein, and Elon Musk comes to grasp how to
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A ‘Black Nazi’, sexting RFK Jr and an Oprah cameo: One weekend in US politics
Several absolute masterpieces of scandal have dominated the US political landscape this weekend. The post A ‘Black Nazi’, sexting RFK
