This has brought us to today where union membership is at an all time low of 13%. Even more depressingly, this is an ageing membership. Statistics show that only 5% of union members are in their early 20s and a measly 2% are aged 15-19.
Author: Gerard Buttigieg
ALP Conferences are pure theatre. All positions are decided on before the fact, via deals between factional heavies and politicians.
NSW Labor’s victory, as one in a series of victories, actually illustrates that a red wave in Mainland Australia poses a clear mandate from the people – in particular, young people who are doing it the toughest — that they need a bold, progressive and, dare I say, socialist answer to the numerous crises they are facing in the modern neoliberal world.
Ahead of the budget, it’s important for students to take a look at the government’s time thus far with a critical lens.
