International
Drift towards trade war is the result of economic and political crisis
By Joe Montero As the world moves towards trade war, International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials are ringing that warning bell.
Month: June 2018
Work
Foodora taken to court over gig economy underpayment
From Victoria Gig economy food delivery giant Foodora is going to court over allegations of under payment of three riders.
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Fundraiser to help Esso workers at Longford
For more than a year, workers at Esso’s gas plant at Longford in Victoria, have been out of work and maintaining a permanent vigil outside the gate, over their refusal to accept a cut to […]
Indigenous
Australia is moving towards a treaty with the First Nations
From Queensland Joining Victoria’s historic initiative towards putting in place a treaty with the First Nations of the state, the Northern Territory has signed a memorandum of understanding towards a similar result.
Corruption
Inhumane government and corruption are two sides of the same coin
By Adam Carlton Corruption among Australia’s top politicians is all the talk now. The common wisdom is that corruption drives the wheels of the Australian political system.
International
Trump scuttles G7 agreement on global warming and trade
By Jim Hayes In Australia, the final communique from the G7 meeting in Canada went almost unnoticed. The reason is that the Turnbull government decided to ignore it, because it is thoroughly secured to the […]
Economy
Average income is much less than we are being told
By Joe Montero According to the government and reported by much of the media, the average adult in Australia has an income of $84,600. The so how does this match up with the reality that […]
Economy
Casualisation of work is rooted in the economic system
By Joe Montero According to the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, ABS data from 2012 to 2017, shows that full time work with leave entitlements has fallen to 49.97 percent and just 38.9 percent […]
Rights
Assange should come home to Australia now
The following by Julian Assange and WikiLeaks legal advisor, solicitor Greg Barns, and published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 2 June 2018, provides a case for intervention by the Australian government, for the protection […]
Corruption
The Commonwealth Bank fined for what should be regarded as criminal acts
By Jim Hayes After facing accusations form the Federal Government’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC, involving serious breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, the Commonwealth Bank has agreed to pay a $700 million fine. […]