Lawyers call for Julian Assange’s release from U.S. extradition charges
Jess Glass writes (The Canberra Times, 17 August 2020), an impressive group of lawyers and academics have called for the release of Julian Assange from […]
Month: August 2020
Torres Strait Islanders opposed by Morrison government at the United Nations
By Joe Montero The Morrison government has had the gall to ask the human rights committee of the United Nations, to vote against a claim […]
War with Iran Trump’s election eve shocker?
This opinion piece (Asia Times 12 August 2020) Bob Dreyfuss, writer, investigative journalist, who has written for Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The American Prospect, The […]
End the transformation of JobKeeper into welfare for corporations and the rich
By Ben Wilson The inadequacies of JobKeeper are becoming more obvious the longer it continues. At first it was that many of those who were […]
Video: Murdoch does he have too much power?
From the United States to Australia, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire regularly courts controversy. Its coverage of COVID-19, however, is on another level. Video from Al […]
Economic downturn due to both economic structure and the Coronavirus
By Joe Montero The U.S. economy looks like it’s going to the dogs. Europe’s is not well either. Countries, like Australia, are not too far […]
Donald Trump raises the prospect of open dictatorship in the face of a political crisis
By Jim Hayes As crisis after crisis mounts up, Donald Trump has found his hold on the White House becoming increasingly shaky, and he is […]
Australia’s confrontation with China comes from US power over Australia
By Jim Hayes American investors own the lion’s share of the majority of big companies operating in Australia. This means the Australian economy is tightly […]