May 2017 Melbourne Update – a month of international solidarity
May was a month of international solidarity in Melbourne. From Multicultural Day to May Day and Solidarity Sips with Teng Rany, from APHEDA Cambodia.
5 things to know about the RCEP – the mega-trade deal engulfing our region
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the latest of the mega-trade deals to engulf our region. Here are 5 things you need to know…
Politics in the Club Canberra
On the 22 March, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA ran a social event in Canberra to raise awareness among local unionists of the Asbestos. Not Here, Not Anywhere campaign. Supported and hosted by the CFMEU ACT Branch, our first Politics in the Club was a great...
It’s Up to Us – have your say on Australia’s future in 60 seconds
Our Government is writing a Foreign Policy “White Paper” that will guide the way Australia engages with the rest of the world.
It’s critical that the Government listens to all Australians – not just experts – about the kind of world we want to live in and the role Australia should have in making your vision a reality. You can have your say today, just by taking the 60 second #UpToUs survey.
Activists from across south-east Asia are stepping up the campaign to ban asbestos
Asbestos is a thriving industry and asbestos lobbyists have set their sights on south-east Asia as the next frontier for new trade markets in the Third World. This was outlined at the recent annual South East Asian Ban Asbestos Conference, held in Jakarta in November.