May 2023 - May Day Victoria

Australia must let go of reliance on a declining United States to secure our future

30 May 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The elite that dominates the United States is running scared. Two prominent issues reveal this. One is the fear of the rise of China, and the other is what is the future […]

Conflict of interest means the AFP should not be investigating the PwC tax scandal

30 May 2023 Editor 0

Contributed The scandal engulfing consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia and its misuse of confidential government data to help clients avoid tax is escalating, and a week ago, senior management agreed to stand down those who were alleged to be […]

Coles and Woolworths have been robbing us

23 May 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Everyone knew it all along. Now the hard evidence is in. Coles and Woolworths have been price gouging and made big increases to their profit margins by doing this. Some would suggest […]

Market fundamentalism is an obstacle to social progress

23 May 2023 Editor 0

Richard D Wolff is a Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, and previously from Yale University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Paris at the Sorbonne (France). Today he is a Visiting Professor in the […]

The cost of the obscene tax cut to for the rich is now blowing out

23 May 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero New Parliamentary Budget Office costings on the Stage Three Tax Cuts, which had been requested by the Greens, has revealed that the cost is rising and now sits at $20 billion for […]

The budget delivered minor gains and failed on the key issues

10 May 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Make no mistake, the budget delivered last night by treasurer Jim Chalmers took on the shape of a major public relations exercise. It pretended to deliver to the battler. The gives are […]

Will tonight’s budget bring gain or pain?

9 May 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero On the eve of the federal budget, a great deal is being made of the expected $15 billion surplus, something that hasn’t been seen for 15 years. How can this be when […]