August 2021 - May Day Victoria

Defeat in Afghanistan was completely predictable

23 August 2021 Editor 0

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 clear. This is the biggest defeat the United States has […]

Politically driven vendetta against construction union scores another failure for the government

23 August 2021 Editor 0

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 (CFMMEU). the charges relate to prosecution of the union’s Canberra […]

The war on Afghanistan has ended in the defeat of the invaders

23 August 2021 Editor 0

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 high officials fled the country, as the Presidential Place and […]

Climate crisis report puts reality about climate on centre stage

23 August 2021 Editor 0

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 form of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]

Film Night “Juntera” – Supporting the Venezuelan people

18 August 2021 Editor 0

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 Comunas in Venezuela. It was made by the Bolivar and […]

Video: Julian Assange and CIA backed assassination plots

9 August 2021 Editor 0

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 interview, Stella Moris speaks to Lowkey about huge new revelations […]

The Olympic Games would be much healthier if not subject to the control of big money

9 August 2021 Editor 0

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, is a monumental achievement that draws in the world. They […]

IMF moves to provide $650 billion in aid for the crisis

9 August 2021 Editor 0

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 the decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release […]

Rising living costs and low wages are hints of a faltering economy

9 August 2021 Editor 0

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 fruit, 13.5 percent for medical services, 4.9 percent for footwear, […]

Europe’s flooding shows climate solutions must be driven by people power

9 August 2021 Editor 0

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 that the failure to do enough to tackle the climate […]

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Month: August 2021

Defeat in Afghanistan was completely predictable

Politically driven vendetta against construction union scores another failure for the government

The war on Afghanistan has ended in the defeat of the invaders

Climate crisis report puts reality about climate on centre stage

Film Night “Juntera” – Supporting the Venezuelan people

Video: Julian Assange and CIA backed assassination plots

The Olympic Games would be much healthier if not subject to the control of big money

IMF moves to provide $650 billion in aid for the crisis

Rising living costs and low wages are hints of a faltering economy

Europe’s flooding shows climate solutions must be driven by people power