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Criminal charges for bank officials are not enough

15 September 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The revelations coming out of the Financial Services Royal Commission have been on a scale that has led to recommendations for prosecutions over thousands of illegal acts.

Appointment of Tony Abbott is an insult to the First Nations

2 September 2018 Editor 0

By Ugly There’s no two ways about it. The appointment of Tony Abbott, as the Special Envoy on Indigenous Affairs, assisting to ministers for Indigenous affairs and Health, is an offensive insult to the First […]

Kevin Rudd is right to call Murdoch a cancer

2 September 2018 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Kevin Rudd did the right thing to call out Rupert Murdoch as a “cancer eating away at the heart of Australian democracy.”

Morrison government can only deliver more of the same

2 September 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Although Peter Dutton did not become Australia’s new prime minister, those behind the attempt have not lost. Scott Morrison might have got the guernsey. This did not stop them from strengthening their […]

Appeal for the children in detention on Nauru

2 September 2018 Editor 0

From Gabby Sutherland Former Save the Children teacher on Nauru The only life he’s known is guards shouting, steel fences, and unending detention on a tiny island the size of Melbourne’s airport. Where he’s called […]

Video: Dairy farmer talks about working for almost nothing

24 August 2018 Editor 0

Thank Woolworths and Coles Supermarkets. I just worked for $2.46 per hour to provide you with milk. Video by Shane Hickey

Promoters of cashless welfare card really want to cut benefits

24 August 2018 Editor 0

Contributed The National Party has called for every Australian under 35 on a parenting payment or Newstart should receive a cashless welfare card.

Challenge to Turnbull more than a plot

24 August 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The ongoing brawl within the Liberal Party and the dumping of Malcolm Turnbull is proof that something big is happening on the Australian political landscape, and it is not limited to the […]

Nauru 12-year-old Nauru boy at imminent risk of dying

21 August 2018 Editor 0

The following by Ben Doherty (the Guardian 16 August 2018) tells of the disgraceful manner in which the Australian authorities are treating vulnerable children detained at in Nauru. Imagine how desperate a child must be […]

The NEG is a con that will deliver neither lower prices or cleaner energy

21 August 2018 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes A lot of people are talking about the National energy Guarantee (NEG). As Malcolm Turnbull and his government pursue it, the opposition grows.

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Year: 2018

Criminal charges for bank officials are not enough

Appointment of Tony Abbott is an insult to the First Nations

Kevin Rudd is right to call Murdoch a cancer

Morrison government can only deliver more of the same

Appeal for the children in detention on Nauru

Video: Dairy farmer talks about working for almost nothing

Promoters of cashless welfare card really want to cut benefits

Challenge to Turnbull more than a plot

Nauru 12-year-old Nauru boy at imminent risk of dying

The NEG is a con that will deliver neither lower prices or cleaner energy