Skydivers go on strike in three Australian states and claim pay has plummeted
Union asks ‘would you want your mum strapped to an underpaid instructor?’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian skydivers in three states have gone on strike while pay negotiations drag on.Skydiving instructors...
<p>Union asks ‘would you want your mum strapped to an underpaid instructor?’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/05/australia-news-live-skydivers-strike-aukus-review-anika-wells-travel-social-media-age-ban-coalition-labor-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australian skydivers in three states have gone on strike while pay negotiations drag on.</p><p>Skydiving instructors employed by tourism giant Experience Co were due to walk off the job on Friday at eight sites in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria after refusing multiple pay offers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/05/australia-skydivers-strike">Continue reading...</a>
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