Despite the expectations of many, New United States president Joe Biden is set to continue much along the same lines as Donald Trump. This is not the dawning of a new era. It is not even going back towards the time before Trump. Continue reading The coming of Joe Biden is not going to bring a big change in American and global politics
On February 26, the Royal Commission into aged care will release its final report. The investigation was forced by a series of scandals that indicate mistreatment of residents in nursing homes over many years. Continue reading No more rorts and fix aged care
By Joe Montero
One certainty for this year and beyond, is that most Australians will face challenges beyond anything we’ve seen for some time. Continue reading Morrison government needs organised action to be defeated
About 600 players and officials are involved in the coming Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament. Many more have and will be coming into close proximity to these people. Continue reading The Australian Open should not be made more important than people’s health
Controversy has surrounded the Morrison government’s choice of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to tackle the Coronavirus19. The problem is not only that it has not been tested in the field enough to guarantee immunity and guarantee safety form harmful side effects. This is bad enough. It is also fact that politics has got in the way. Continue reading Australia must have more than just two Covid-19 vaccines
The presidency of Donald Trump saw a mobilising of conspiracy theorists, and other far right groupings, in the United States of America (USA). Trump as President, was a member of the Continue reading The John Birch Society and its conspiracy theories
It is no secret that the Australian political system is seriously corrupted through large scale donations to political parties. Just how much these donations amount to is hidden behind grossly inadequate disclosure laws and lack of policing. This means that there is a dark money channel, funneling funds to gain influence over the political system. Continue reading Political donations are much bigger than most think
Scott Morrison has banded together with the most extreme corporate executives and big business lobbyists to draft new workplace laws that would remove job security and cut wages for millions of workers. The Australian council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has begun an advertising campaign to inform the public on what is going on.
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