Rolling strikes loom as teachers continue battle for better pay

Thousands of government school teachers in Melbourne's north-west are preparing for rolling half-day strikes over pay and working conditions, as negotiations with the Victorian government continue without resolution. The Australian Education Union says it has not yet received the government's reported 28 percent pay offer over four years and remains focused on strike actions starting next week. The industrial action, which includes work bans and targeted protests at politicians' offices, follows a major strike in March and aims to pressure the government on wages and workload reductions.