Key Points
- An indefinite strike by 1,500 Woolworths workers threatens to leave supermarket shelves bare in the lead up to Christmas.
- Pay negotiations between the New South Wales government and transport unions will continue today, in an attempt to keep trains running on Australia's busiest rail network.
- The United States has vetoed a United Nations resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas.
