Melbourne bookstore accused in court of firing employee for discussing pay rise, testing new laws on pay transparency
Worker launches court action over termination from Hill of Content, after also being accused of upsetting colleague and reducing her shifts
Why Aboriginal people are still dying in police custody in Aus
Australia holds a dismal record on indigenous deaths in custody despite decades of calls for change.
Website listing all Empty Homes for squatting and other activism
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.perthchat.org/post/269701
I am about to create a Website Listing all empty homes, In Australia 11% of homes are empty , a four bedroom brick veneer opposite where I live in Queensland, has been empty for 16 years the owner lives in Victoria the lawn gets mowed every two months, this would be a good place to squat, it will not be easy as most of our politicians collect rent. and they will pass legislation to ban listing empty homes. the Website should make the owners of the properties either sell or rent out , with so many houses on the market prices would drop . It would be great to get thousands of addresses, this should happen all over the World , WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS,
Why Australian Voluntary Assisted Dying Act Isn't Enough
Warning: This article contains references to death and suicide, if this is a problem for you then please don't read it. If you're in a crisis please contact Lifeline on: 13 11 14 Meet my grandmother Aileen She is 97 years old. When she was a teenager WW2 broke out
Giant Australian Cuttlefish numbers are on the rise since the South Australian government reimposed a ban on their fishing in the upper Spencer Gulf, with this season's aggregation near Whyalla numbering more than 137,000 individuals.
