Greta Thunberg calls for new path after pandemic
Jonathan Watts (The Guardian 23 April 2020) write about the call by Greta Thunberg and others to use the experience of Covid-19 to take the […]
Month: April 2020
We are still paying too much for petrol in the current circumstances
By Jim Hayes Petrol prices at the bowser are still not falling in line with the plummeting global price, and it was only a few […]
The truth about Virgin and the dysfunctional airline industry
By Joe Montero Virgin airlines is in trouble and making big news for it. The usually told story is that Richard Branson’s Australian operation operation […]
Why is the price of oil falling and what should be the response?
By Joe Montero One constant during the present crisis has been a the downwards direction global share markets are travelling. On some days they fall […]
Fox is being sued for misinformation
Contributed The League for Increased Transparency and Ethics (WASHLITE) in Washington, has filed a lawsuit against Fox News for spreading false news. They are seeking […]
Donald Trump cuts funding for the WHO and finds condemnation and no support
By Jim Hayes Reeling form epic mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak, US President Donald Trump has gone and cut all funding for the World Health […]
The IMF predicts a possible global and Australian contraction on the scale of the Great Depression
By Joe Montero The International monetary fund (IMF) isn’t hiding its fears over the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. A little over a week […]
High Court’s controversial Pell decision freed him on a technicality
By Joe Montero George Pell has been released from prison, the Pope has welcomed it and the small band of loyalists claim the Cardinal has […]
Visa workers have been condemned to serious poverty
by Ben Wilson Echoing the words of the Prime minister last Friday, Minister Alan Tudge, effectively told temporary visa holders o go home yesterday, when […]
Rights groups demand urgent Israeli preventive measures for Palestinian political prisoners
Following statement is an from The Palestine Project, based in Haifa and Ramallah in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories. The statement was released on 4 […]