Defeat in Afghanistan was completely predictable
By Jim Hayes As the fallout from the hasty retreat of the United Sates forces from Afghanistan continues, are those things have been made perfectly […]
Month: August 2021
Politically driven vendetta against construction union scores another failure for the government
By Joe Montero The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has dropped charge related to allegations against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union […]
The war on Afghanistan has ended in the defeat of the invaders
By Jim Hayes So, the Taliban are now in Kabul and have almost secured their complete control over Afghanistan. Unpopular President Ashraf Ghani and other […]
Climate crisis report puts reality about climate on centre stage
By Joe Montero The world has just received the strongest wake up call yet on the threat of the climate crisis. It comes in the […]
Film Night “Juntera” – Supporting the Venezuelan people
Go to Trybooking to register. Juntera is a feature film-length narrative documentary about the life and work of a Chavista political organisation in five Peasant […]
Video: Julian Assange and CIA backed assassination plots
In an explosive, rare long form interview UK hip hop legend and activist Lowkey speaks to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s partner Stella Moris. In the […]
The Olympic Games would be much healthier if not subject to the control of big money
By Joe Montero The Olympic games will end in a few days. The mighty achievements of the athletes, pushing to the limits of human capacity, […]
IMF moves to provide $650 billion in aid for the crisis
By Jim Hayes To suggest that worry about where the global economy is heading is serious is something of an understatement. Underlying the mood is […]
Rising living costs and low wages are hints of a faltering economy
By Joe Montero The cost of living is rising in Australia. Last week’s revealed figures are an increase of 6 percent in the cost of […]
Europe’s flooding shows climate solutions must be driven by people power
Lesley Rankin is a researcher at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). She wrote the following article (Open Democracy 28 July 2021), and argues […]