April 2020 - May Day Victoria

Greta Thunberg calls for new path after pandemic

24 April 2020 Editor 0

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 climate crisis and work towards sustainable economies that protect the […]

We are still paying too much for petrol in the current circumstances

24 April 2020 Editor 0

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 weeks ago, that the industry was shamed into pulling them […]

The truth about Virgin and the dysfunctional airline industry

24 April 2020 Editor 0

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 has been hit by the Coronavirus, on top of the […]

Why is the price of oil falling and what should be the response?

23 April 2020 Editor 0

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 more sharply than at others. The current plunge has been […]

Fox is being sued for misinformation

23 April 2020 Editor 0

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 to have the network barred from “interfering with reasonable and […]

Donald Trump cuts funding for the WHO and finds condemnation and no support

23 April 2020 Editor 0

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 Organisation (WHO), and has found himself facing a wave of […]

The IMF predicts a possible global and Australian contraction on the scale of the Great Depression

23 April 2020 Editor 0

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 ago, it predicted that the global economy will contract by […]

High Court’s controversial Pell decision freed him on a technicality

12 April 2020 Editor 0

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 been vindicated. Others are dismayed by what they consider a […]

Visa workers have been condemned to serious poverty

12 April 2020 Editor 0

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 they can’t dip into their superannuation to survive, after being […]

Rights groups demand urgent Israeli preventive measures for Palestinian political prisoners

12 April 2020 Editor 0

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 April 2020. It is about the plight of Palestinian prisoners […]

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Month: April 2020

Greta Thunberg calls for new path after pandemic

We are still paying too much for petrol in the current circumstances

The truth about Virgin and the dysfunctional airline industry

Why is the price of oil falling and what should be the response?

Fox is being sued for misinformation

Donald Trump cuts funding for the WHO and finds condemnation and no support

The IMF predicts a possible global and Australian contraction on the scale of the Great Depression

High Court’s controversial Pell decision freed him on a technicality

Visa workers have been condemned to serious poverty

Rights groups demand urgent Israeli preventive measures for Palestinian political prisoners