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Good reasons to distrust our political ‘leaders’

Many people already have distrust of politicians and the political system, and the furore around PM Anthony Albanese receiving favours from disgraced former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is fuelling it. Peter Boyle reports.

RAFFWU members at May Day in Brisbane

Josh Cullinan calls for state-owned supermarket to reduce prices, break the duopoly

Retail and Fast Food Workers’ Union secretary Josh Cullinan spoke to Isaac Nellist about the Senate inquiry into supermarket prices. 

Workers need unions to take action over inflation, cost-of-living pressures

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