Corruption
Letter shows Morrison and banks worked together
By Joe Montero Anger is building around how the Morrison government is handling the release of the Commissioner Haynes’ report from the bank Royal Commission.
Year: 2019
Environment
We must put an end to fossil fuel political donations
By Ugly It’s an open secret that the fossil fuel lobby has its tentacles embedded in politics. Recent data on political donations provides a glimpse on donations made to political parties by coal, oil and […]
Corruption
Australia must punish those responsible and do much more to address the wrongs of the banks
By Jim Hayes The big four banks and the AMP have just been lashed by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne for massive dishonest conduct. He has urged that criminal charges be laid under the Corporations Act, which […]
Unions
Video: Seafarers in Western Australia act on use of cheap labour on our ships
Resource companies in Australia are killing the Australian shipping industry and seafarers are fighting back. Video by Kyle McGinn MLC
International
The truth about what is going on in Venezuela
Support for Juan Guaido’s attempted coup in Venezuela has not materialised quite in the way that its orchestrators had intended.
Centrelink
A guaranteed universal income is needed today
Making ends meet is getting harder for a lot of people. The wages share on national income continues to fall. One third of the workforce is in precarious work and often not earning enough to maintain their standard of living as it was. Unemployment benefits and pensions lag further and further behind.
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Unions
Morrison Government’s construction industry attack dog now being used more widely
By Ugly As the Australia movement resumes its campaign to Change the Rules, the Australian building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has been turned by the Morrison government to be used against this.
International
Britain’s Brexit crisis is rooted in history and the best future is with Europe
By Joe Montero The United kingdom’s Brexit mess cannot be merely passed off as the fault of an incompetent Prime Minister. Whoever was heading the government was always going to be in trouble over it. […]
International
France’s Yellow Vest rebellion is still going strong
By Joe Montero This last Saturday at least one hundred thousand Yellow Vests, Gilets Jaunes in French, marched through the streets of Paris. Marches also occurred in other cities and regions throughout France.