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As climate crisis costs rise, who will pay?

27 July 2023 Editor 0

Amy Goodman the host of Democracy now and Dennis Moynihan a bestselling author write (Common Dreams 24 July 2023) about the Important question of how the global burden of shifting away from fossil fuels should […]

Daniel Duggan’s imprisonment is a denial of justice and an affront to Australia’s sovereignty

26 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed Too many Australians still don’t know who Daniel Duggan is, even if his case has significant repercussions and says a lot about how legal process is Australia is being transformed into something that we should […]

Call for a super profit tax to create affordable housing is on the mark

25 July 2023 Editor 1

By Joe Montero One of Australia’s biggest unions. The Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU) is launching a push for a major rise in government investment on affordable housing. The union’s national secretary […]

India’s withdrawal from the Talisman Sabre war exercises welcomed

20 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) coalition, which has been waging a long Campaign against United States led war exercises on Australian soil has released a statement welcoming the decision by India to […]

Super charged weather is warning that much more climate action is necessary

20 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Once again, the world is being warned by nature of the disaster climate warming is causing. This year has seen record heatwaves in Europe and devastating floods in other parts of the […]

NATO summit in Vilnius proved to be a major failure

13 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed The just concluded NATO summit in Vilnius ended by producing little, except to reveal uncertainty and lack of member unity. This was supposed to be a stage-managed affair, showing the world solid support for the […]

Royal Commission shines torch on Robodebt injustice

13 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The Holmes Royal Commission has produced a damning report on Robodebt and presented 57 recommendations Robodebt has been confirmed as one of the biggest scandals in Australia history. Maybe it doesn’t offer […]

Recognised experts agree on that the Australian economy is in trouble

13 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The latest survey by the Conversation should be of interest to everyone. It involved contributions from of leading forecasters in 25 Australian universities, thinktanks and financial institutions – among them economic modellers, […]

France erupts after police killing of a teenager

30 June 2023 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson Protests are rocking France again. This time it’s over the police shooting and killing of a 17-year-old at a traffic stop. Being of Algerian descent, he was not white, and like in […]

Multinationals push back against greater tax disclosure

30 June 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Foreign multinationals operating in Australia are being driven mad by debate in the Senate over stronger tax transparency laws that apply to them. It’s not that the discussion in the Senate is […]

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Year: 2023

As climate crisis costs rise, who will pay?

Daniel Duggan’s imprisonment is a denial of justice and an affront to Australia’s sovereignty

Call for a super profit tax to create affordable housing is on the mark

India’s withdrawal from the Talisman Sabre war exercises welcomed

Super charged weather is warning that much more climate action is necessary

NATO summit in Vilnius proved to be a major failure

Royal Commission shines torch on Robodebt injustice

Recognised experts agree on that the Australian economy is in trouble

France erupts after police killing of a teenager

Multinationals push back against greater tax disclosure