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Pressure is on Albanese to step in for Julian Assange

7 June 2022 Editor 0

By Joe Montero A group of Labor backbenchers are calling on Anthony Albanese to back Julian Assange and call on Washington to stop the persecution of the journalist and editor of WikiLeaks. They urge the new Prime […]

Chris Bowen announces new government’s climate policy

7 June 2022 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Chris Bowen, Australia’s new climate minister has vowed to cut taxes on electric vehicles and a $20 billion “rewiring the nation” commitment to build a renewable energy grid. A climate bill will be introduced […]

Building the Future Australia

27 May 2022 Editor 0

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022 AT 2 PM – 5 PM Face to face and Zoom Australian Manufacturing Workers Union 251 Queensberry St Carlton in Melbourne If you are not able to make it in person. […]

A Bucketload of whitewash: Sue Gray’s report shows consequences are for the little people

27 May 2022 Editor 0

There is immunity for the silver spoons sand none for the working-class British, says Owen Jones The Guardian 25 May 2022). The Partygate investigation reveals that security staff and cleaners were treated abysmally. The police […]

The Albanese government faces serious challenges

27 May 2022 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Coming into office, the new Albanese Labor government faces some formidable challenges. The two most all-encompassing ones are an economy in poor health and the threat of climate change. This government will […]

New York Times documents failure of U.S. in Ukrainemes shifts prowar narrative

27 May 2022 Editor 0

According to John V Walsh (La Progressive 20 May22022), until recently a professor of of Physiology and Neuroscience at the University of Massachusetts, The New York Times is the leading propagandist for the United State’s […]

Video: A message from the May Day Committee

26 April 2022 Editor 0

Video from the May Day Committee in Melbourne for 2022

Wages and social security justice should be at centre stage of election campaign

18 April 2022 Editor 0

Contributed A few days into the election campaign and two big issues are already being ignored, the falling share of wages and the even worse opposition faced by those trying to live on social security […]

Australia’s secret interrogation centre

18 April 2022 Editor 0

The following by Mark Willacy, Josh Robertson, Stephanie March and Kyle Taylor, is the result of an investigation for the ABC’s Four Corners program about an ugly episode of Australia’s involvement in East Timer (Timor Leste). The torture of detainees by […]

France’s presidential election and the fall of traditional politics

12 April 2022 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Following France’s presidential election has been instructive. Like in Australia, it is obvious that a large part of the population has lost faith in its politicians. This became marked 2017 with the […]

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Pressure is on Albanese to step in for Julian Assange

Chris Bowen announces new government’s climate policy

Building the Future Australia

A Bucketload of whitewash: Sue Gray’s report shows consequences are for the little people

The Albanese government faces serious challenges

New York Times documents failure of U.S. in Ukrainemes shifts prowar narrative

Video: A message from the May Day Committee

Wages and social security justice should be at centre stage of election campaign

Australia’s secret interrogation centre

France’s presidential election and the fall of traditional politics