Economy
Reserve bank maintains the rate of interest at a record low
By Joe Montero Something is going on. The Reserve Bank has just kept the official rate of interest at a low 1.5 percent for the thirteenth time in a row.
Month: October 2017
Uncategorized
Catalan referendum scores massive vote for independence
By Joe Montero The fallout of the independence referendum in Catalonia is that many more people voted than expected, given the circumstances of an outright assault on the ballot by the paramilitaries that had been […]
Centrelink
Campaigning in South Australia for Newstart increase
From South Australia The Anti-Poverty Network in South Australia, with the support of the South Australia Council of Social Service and Uniting Communities, is engaged in a campaign to force the government to raise the […]
Unions
Glencore wash plant workers join miners against contract work
From Townsville Glencore is another employer trying to turn its permanent workforce at the Oaky North into contractors. In its effort to enforce compliance after the failure to on a new agreement, replacing the one […]
Unions
Ugly greed at Exxon Mobil and Esso
By Ugly Esso’s parent, The American Exxon Mobil, happens to be the sixth largest company in the world. It chooses to use its subsidiary in Australia for both a tax dodging and screwing workers, even […]
International
Never again to tyranny and dictatorship in the Philippines
By Migrante Australia Today (21 September 2017), we commemorate the 45th year of Martial Law declaration with a sense of déjà vu with the transformation of President Duterte into a despotic ruler now almost complete.
Government
We’ve turned our unis into aimless money-grubbing exploiters of students
Perhaps not everyone will agree with everything Ross Gittins (Economics Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald 17 September 2017) has to say in this article about cuts to university funding in Australia. Nevertheless, he raises […]
War
Korea issue will not be resolved by threats of war
From Victoria At his point of time, the focus of the world is on the north Korea issue and a big problem with what is generally being presented, is in the shape of war preparation […]