The federal government is exertingÌýa lot of pressure on states to reopen schools. ButÌýwhat is the reality on the ground for school teachers working in the midst of a pandemic? This episode of Â鶹´«Ã½ features a roundtable discussion with school teachers Mary Merkenich, David Linden andÌýVivian Messimeris.
Mary Merkenich
The federal Coalition government is exerting a lot of pressure on states to make schools re-open. But it should only happen if schools are safe for teachers and students, argue Mary Merkenich, David Linden and Vivian Messimeris.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is trying to undermine state premiers and teachers and pitÌýparents against teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown, writeÌýMary Merkenich and David Linden.
While the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone, some groups are more at risk than others and face greater stigmatisation, writes Mary Merkenich.
Debate over whether schools should be shut down to stop the spread of COVID-19 have focused on many aspects, but not enough on those who are the most likely to be exposed. Teachers union activist Mary Merkenich puts the case to close schools immediately.
Mary Merkenich reports that four councils in Melbourne’s north east are taking legal action against the state government over its support for the $16 billion North East Link tollway.
While some do not want to discuss the cause of Australia’s horrendous bushfires — runaway climate change — even fewer want to talk about how catastrophic fires are disproportionately affecting women and how it should be tackled. Mary Merkenich looks at the way women cope in emergencies and how the system treats them.
Melbourne Save Animals in Laboratories president Doug Leith spoke with Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly’s Mary Merkenich about the real motivations behind animal testing.
Great films spark debates, perhaps even controversy. Todd Phillips'ÌýJoker certainly has.
Electors in the German state of Thüringen cast their votes for a new state government on October 27. Thüringen was part of the former East Germany prior to reunification in 1990.
More than 200 people from across the country attended the annual Animal Activist Forum, which was held this year at Melbourne Town Hall over October 19-20.
A Marxist critique of society remains incomplete if it does not consider the fact that, to make profits, capitalists have to not only exploited workers but also nature and animals.
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