A union leader has complained that ACTU officials quashed debate over Gaza by waving through criticism of Israel but sending off calls for Hamas to release its hostages to be decided behind closed doors. Australian Services Union tax officers’ division secretary and Left-aligned official, Jeff Lapidos, attacked the ACTU policy endorsed at the peak body…
Support for a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians based on the principle of two States for two peoples in accordance with resolutions 242 and 338 of the UN Security Council, including the following measures: an immediate and lasting ceasefire between Israel and all Palestinian factions, as a prelude to a permanent peace…
Electorate office of Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MHR, 31 May 2024 Electorate office of the Hon Bill Shorten MHR, 31 May 2024
Dear Sally and Michelle I am writing to you in my capacity as a delegate to the ACTU Congress in June 2024 to express my grave disappointment with the attached statement you made on ‘Gaza’ on behalf of the ACTU. Your statement misstates the facts and the Australian Union Movement’s recognition that sometimes Australia must…
The Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity. The Australian Union movement is horrified by the escalating violence and death toll of civilians in Gaza. The ACTU reiterates its statements and resolution of 19 October 2023 and…
CAMERON MILNER In February, ASIO boss Mike Burgess warned that our greatest domestic security threat would come from Islamist extremists. Now we witness the horrific scenes of a Christian bishop being stabbed several times in his own church in southwest Sydney while delivering a sermon. Thank god the bishop and his brave parishioners kept their…
The deaths of Galit Carbone and Zomi Frankcom are without doubt genuine tragedies. Carbone was an innocent civilian slaughtered in her own house at the Be’eri Kibbutz in southern Israel on the day Hamas murdered, raped and burnt women and children as it smashed a long-lasting ceasefire. Frankcom died as an aid worker entering into a war zone six months old where Hamas has operated from homes,…
While they have expressed a range of nuanced views, there is a clear pattern of pro-Palestinian solidarity among both professional and trade unions. In recent months, Australia’s trade unions have grappled with how to respond to the Israel-Hamas War. Whilst some have been silent on the issue or have limited their intervention to a media…
