March 2018 - May Day Victoria

Victoria’s bushfires reveal a failure to maintain electricity delivery system

25 March 2018 Editor 0

Contributed by Ben Wilson The flames have hardly gone out in the Victorian bushfires, and a pattern is emerging, around claims that faulty electrical infrastructure is to blame.

Early childhood educators are asking for support

25 March 2018 Editor 0

Early childhood educators have a huge responsibility educating children in the first few years of their lives. But the Federal Government doesn’t value our work; we’re paid as little as $21 an hour.

The unfolding Cambridge Analytica scandal tells us that there must be an investigation in Australia

25 March 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Facebook is in trouble and its founder Mark Zuckerberg is in the spotlight over revelations of improper use of data, taken from those who have signed up with the social media platform.

Workers at XXXX in Brisbane to strike over jobs

24 March 2018 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton Close to a hundred workers at the XXXX plant at Milton in Brisbane plan to walk off the job over job security and threats to lower working conditions.

March on Palm Sunday for justice for refugees

21 March 2018 Editor 0

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Australia is losing $90 billion in taxes not paid by oil and gas companies

21 March 2018 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes In one of a suite of new submissions to a Senate inquiry, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies academic Juan Carlos Boué warned that unless Australia “radically overhauled its fiscal regime,” it would […]

Video: Big business has too much power

21 March 2018 Editor 0

This advertisement is part of the new Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) campaign to change the rules and should be seen by everyone. This is how toady’s reality feels to millions of Australians.

The Philippines Duterte regime relies on violence from the state and its hard core supporters

21 March 2018 Editor 0

This article is by Sarah Raymundo, who teaches at the University of the Philippine Diliman Centre for International Studies. She is the Chairperson of the Philippines-Venezuela Bolivarian Friendship Association and the International Committee of the […]

Italian election has shown widespread discontent with the political establishment

13 March 2018 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S) topped the polls in last week’s election. It was born in 2009, expressing the massive disillusionment with traditional political parties and politics. The five stars represent its […]

Spain’s women make themselves heard

11 March 2018 Editor 0

Supported by nearly every union organisation in the country 5.3 million women go on strike for 24 hours on International Women’s Day, and a large number take part in massive street marches throughout the country. […]

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Month: March 2018

Victoria’s bushfires reveal a failure to maintain electricity delivery system

Early childhood educators are asking for support

The unfolding Cambridge Analytica scandal tells us that there must be an investigation in Australia

Workers at XXXX in Brisbane to strike over jobs

March on Palm Sunday for justice for refugees

Australia is losing $90 billion in taxes not paid by oil and gas companies

Video: Big business has too much power

The Philippines Duterte regime relies on violence from the state and its hard core supporters

Italian election has shown widespread discontent with the political establishment

Spain’s women make themselves heard