Jack Mundey remembered as 'a giant' of Australian public life

Union and environmental activist Jack Mundey

Union and environmental activist Jack Mundey Source: AAP

SBS News In Depth

View Podcast Series

Follow and Subscribe

Download (6.31MB)

Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Unions and conservationists have paid tribute to one of Australia's most influential trade union leaders and activists, Jack Mundey, who died at the age of 90.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Jillian Segal

INTERVIEW: Jillian Segal, Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism

BONDI BEACH SHOOTING

'A dark day in our nation’s history': Australia reels after Bondi Beach mass shooting

Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finaly

INTERVIEW: SBS speaks to Human Rights Commissioner as UN blocked from inspecting detention facilities

Second day of Dubai Airshow 2025

New electric air taxi prototype released

Recommended for you

White streaks in night sky above an observatory.

One of the best meteor showers peaks this weekend. Here's how to watch it from Australia

general news

A woman in a white dress standing inside a wellness spa

Tomi bought her spa weeks ago. She’s fighting to stay open after Groupon failed to pay up

small business

Donald Trump speaks at a podium inside the White House, with two men and a woman standing next to him.

'We're looking at it very seriously': Trump eyes Australia's superannuation scheme

politics of united states

A woman with reddish-brown hair sits at a white desk, looking at a desktop computer monitor. She's wearing a black long-sleeved top and dark pants. The desk has a keyboard, mouse, and various office supplies. Behind her is a light-colored wall with framed pictures. To her left is a brown sofa.

What 16,000 Australians reveal about the hidden realities of working from home

working from home

A sign for Centrelink in a bush

Nearly 44,000 Australians are owed Centrelink refunds. Some died without knowing

business

For lease signage outside a house in a residential area.

What Australians now expect from landlords

cost of living

A person using a smartphone looking at several social media apps.

Australia's teen social media ban: Here are all the key details

social media ban

Colourised transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles.

'It's nasty': Could this virus spark the world's next pandemic?

bird flu

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

SBS News

SBS Audio

SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts

SBS News Update

An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News

SBS News In Depth

Interviews and feature reports from SBS News

SBS On the Money

Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.

SBS News in Easy English

A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world