John Setka faces another trial by media not based on fact
By Joe Montero The vendetta being carried out against John Setka, the secretary of Victoria’s Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) is wrong. […]
Month: June 2019
Duterte turns death squads on political activists
By Nick Aspinwall (FP 10 June 2019). The author writes about the murderous policy of the President of the Philippines, using murder as a means […]
Battle over Adani coal mine is heading for a showdown
Ben Pennings, who is spokesperson for Galilee Blockade, writes that this is a critical time for the Adani coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. State […]
Video: Julian Assange’s father speaks out
An emotional John Shipton talks to press outside Belmarsh Prison, about his son’s ordeal and determination to keep on fighting the abuse, and the culpability […]
Fighting to defend the right to report the wrongdoing of the powerful
By members of the Media Entertainment and Arts alliance (MEAA) The National Justice Project, a not-for-profit legal service dealing with human rights issues, has launched […]
Union calls for laws to protect Sharedrivers in Australia
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU), has called on the Federal Government to enact urgent legislation to ensure workers in the gig economy are given rights […]
Genoa Dock workers in Italy refuse to load weapons on Saudi ship destined for war on the people of Yemen
Below is a letter of support sent by the Peace and Justice are Union Business Working Group of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN), […]
Tax cuts will bring real benefit to only a few and bring harm to most
By Joe Montero Australia’s Scott Morrison government remains as committed as ever to delivering its tax cuts.
Police raid on the ABC is a sign of where Australia is heading
By Ben Wilson Like many others, I am angry about the raid on the ABC by the Federal Police. They have been used yet again, […]