Journalists on strike in Australia after newspaper job losses an**unced
 

Journalists on strike in Australia after newspaper job losses an**unced
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Journalists at*the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review*and*Melbourne's The Age*voted to strike Thursday after the outlets' management an**unced more than 100 staff could lose their jobs.

On Thursday morning, journalists in Sydney and Melbourne were **tified the equivalent of 120 full-time staff would have to go.*"We will shortly enter a consultation period with staff and the MEAA on a proposal to reduce costs across News and Business in the Sydney and Melbourne newsrooms by the equivalent of 120 full-time employees," Fairfax Media editorial director Sean Aylmer told staff in an email. Read more...


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