It takes no genius to work out that if we don’t do enough to combat the threat of global warming, the world and humanity are in serious trouble. Most people want real action on this. The block is those people representing interests that are profiting from polluting our planet and those few that they manage to fool. Continue reading Starting with QBE – insurance companies are being pushed to quit coal→
Tens of thousands of young Australians, if not more, have once again taken part in the global school strike. Students in 123 countries and 2,000 cities called on governments to step up their game and take decisive action and cut back carbon emissions, which threaten catastrophic global warming. Continue reading Another huge school strike for climate action hits Australia→
This news item from From SBS News (1 March 2019) highlights the plight of a group of workers who have contracted what is commonly called black lung and the mining companies have so far failed to take responsibility. They have launched to win compensation. All of Australia should know about this.Continue reading Mine dust victims call for coal levy→
This is the first of Joe Montero’s articles from the front line in Venezuela, delayed because of an attack on the country’s electricity system, which has left most regions without power, water or communications for days. It has made life considerably harder for everyone. He went there as a journalist member of the Media Entertainment and Arts alliance and representative of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and the May Day Committee (Melbourne).