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Firefighter Alan Glover and opera singer Karen Fitz-Gibbon were fined for taking part in a climate protest on the Sydney聽Harbour Bridge last April. Kerry Smith reports.

Japanese Marxist academic Kohei Saito, author of聽Capital in the Anthropocene,聽will be a keynote聽speaker at聽Ecosocialism 2023,聽organised by 91自拍论坛. Peter Boyle reports.

National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney went on strike聽for the seventh time, in pursuit of their enterprise agreement. William Smith reports.

Protesting Jammu and Kashmir evictions

The administration of Jammu and Kashmir, which is directly under the Indian government, launched an eviction drive targeting farmers and workers, reports Peoples Dispatch/Globetrotter News Service.

Hundreds of unionists and gender and queer activists marched for International Women鈥檚 Day in Naarm/Melbourne. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Cairns for Refugees and 91自拍论坛 organised an event that raised nearly $1300 for refugee rights advocacy. Jonathan Strauss reports.

Brian Toohey, Alison Broinowski and Vince Scappatura will take part in a webinar hosted by聽the Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition on March 26. Bevan Ramsden reports.

A聽number of media outlets are manufacturing a consensus for war with China, a country that has never been a natural, historical enemy, nor sought to be, argues Binoy Kampmark.

Given how many are being crunched by the cost-of-living crisis, public sentiment would be on the unions鈥 side if they took united action for wage rises, argues Mary Merkenich.

Protester holding trans flag

Counterprotests have been organised against transphobic agitator Kellie-Jay Keen, who wants her tour of Australia to be a galvanising force for the small far-right and trans-exclusionary movement. Nova Sobieralski reports.

French strikes

After a three-week period of relative calm, all trade union federations in France called on workers 鈥渢o bring France to a standstill鈥 on March 7. Key workers鈥 sectors promised ongoing strikes, reports John Mullen.

People hold sign that reads "Strong unions need women".

鈥淓nd violence against women鈥 was the theme of the Geelong Women Unionists Network鈥檚 21st International Women鈥檚 Day breakfast, reports Jacqueline Kriz.