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Standing up for Julian Assange in Melbourne

22 June 2019 Editor 0

By Joe Montero On Friday 14 June, about 30 people arrived at 90 Collins street in Melbourne, to call on the British government to stop persecuting Julian Assange and, and for the Australian to prevent […]

John Setka faces another trial by media not based on fact

22 June 2019 Editor 0

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. Plain and simple. It is those lining up to sink […]

Duterte turns death squads on political activists

22 June 2019 Editor 0

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 for taking out those he sees as political problems. The […]

Battle over Adani coal mine is heading for a showdown

13 June 2019 Editor 0

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 approval of the mining company’s water might be about to […]

Video: Julian Assange’s father speaks out

13 June 2019 Editor 0

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 of the Australian government. Video from RT UK

Fighting to defend the right to report the wrongdoing of the powerful

13 June 2019 Editor 0

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 a petition. It calls for legislative change and immediate action […]

Union calls for laws to protect Sharedrivers in Australia

13 June 2019 Editor 0

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 and protections against exploitation, following the Fair Work Ombudsman’s announcement […]

Genoa Dock workers in Italy refuse to load weapons on Saudi ship destined for war on the people of Yemen

13 June 2019 Editor 0

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), to dock workers in the Italian port at Genoa and […]