Assange’s father and brother touring U.S. to demand journalist’s freedom
Jessica Corbett covers the coming U.S. tour by Julian Assange’s father John Shipton and brother Gabriel Shipton (Common Dreams 28 May 2021). Starting on 6 […]
Month: May 2021
Video: Australia’s Crony Capitalism – Free Market Fantasies and the Invisible Hand(outs)
Australia’s is not a capitalist economy as they would have us believe. It is extremely monopolised, and the biggest corporations are closely linked to government. […]
Time to silence the drums of war
The following article by Joseph Camilleri (Pears and Irritations 5 May 2021) deals with the present hyping up of fear over China and war talk, […]
Israel forced to call ceasefire but Palestinians still under occupation
By Joe Montero The first notes for this article were penned last week, when the bombardment of Gaza and other atrocities against the Palestinian population […]
By using women as cheap labour wages are kept down
By Ben Wilson The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a Pre-Budget Brief that shows how women’s economic security has been undermined by […]
Video: Colombian president sends police and army against the people
By Jim Hayes Colombia is undergoing a crisis made much worse by a President and government, known the world over as thoroughly corrupt and entangled […]
Morrison government is pretending to be serious about job creation
Contributed Beware. Australia is facing a mayor public relations offensive to spread the lie that the Morrison government has a great record in creating jobs […]
The 2021 budget must prioritise real jobs and lifting all incomes
By Joe Montero It is a good time to consider the future of the Australian economy in the post-Covid reality. We are also on the […]
The United States claims to defend democracy while being its greatest global violator
By Joe Montero Under the Biden administration, the United States is trying hard to renew its claim as the defender of democracy and human rights […]
Australia to spend more on military upgrades and war games
By Jim Hayes Scott Morrison has announced an upgrading of military bases in Australia, to better participate in coming “war gaming” exercises with the United […]