By Joe Montero
A great deal has been written about where we might head to in the post pandemic world. Is it a return to the past or forward towards something new? Continue reading What should be Australia’s path to the future?
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Decision by Lords to allow extradition of Julian Assange is political persecution
By Joe Montero
Britain’s High Court decided to extradite Julian Assange to the United States last Friday (10 December 2021). The two Lords who made this disgusting ruling did not deliver justice. Their role was to apply a political decision. It’s a simple as this. The Assange case has always been a show trial, and it has exposed that British justice a lot more to do about power than arriving at the truth. Continue reading Decision by Lords to allow extradition of Julian Assange is political persecution
Jeff Kennett fitted the profile of a dictator and Dan Andrews does not
By Glen Davis
The Herald Sun is the Victorian flagship of the Murdoch media empire. its bias is as blatant as the Collingwood cheer squad. Since the early 1990’s it has been little more thana cheer squad for the Liberal Party. The latter period of the Cain/Kirner Australian Labour Party (ALP) governments saw nonstop vitriolic attacks from this newspaper, combined with lavish adoration of their state opposition. Continue reading Jeff Kennett fitted the profile of a dictator and Dan Andrews does not
Australia is not properly prepared for the more deadly Covid variant
By Joe Montero
The new Omicron variant of Vovid-19 is out now, and it has arrived in Australia. The first case has been detected in Sydney. Anyone who knew anything about Covid and had even a basic of understanding about how viruses are prone to mutate and become more infectious, knew that pandemic is far from over. Continue reading Australia is not properly prepared for the more deadly Covid variant
Are virtual currencies democratising money or a threat?
By Joe Montero
Digital currencies are here and set to explode into the scene. To most people they are still something confined to the internet and not real. Digital currencies are very real though, and will increasingly intrude into our lives. Continue reading Are virtual currencies democratising money or a threat?
Country Road workers take industrial action for equal and decent pay
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Country Road is a well-known clothing chain in Australia, which likes to market itself as an ethical business. The local parent company has a highly visible retail profile. In addition to the Country Road stores, it owns Witchery, Mimco, Politix and Trenery. The owner of all is the South African multinational Woolworths Holding Limited (WHL). Continue reading Country Road workers take industrial action for equal and decent pay
Australians are now working more unpaid hours
By Joe Montero
Among industrialised nations, Australia has for some time led as the land with the highest number of hours worked by full-time employees. Australia is also up there with the number of underemployed workers. This is not surprising. Overwork and underwork dovetail neatly into a labour market designed to squeeze the worker by any means available Continue reading Australians are now working more unpaid hours
Failure of COP 26 means reliance must be on the people bring about change
By Joe Montero
All the pretense over progress at Glasgow’s COP 26 talks can’t hide that it has been a monumental failure, exposing the real nature of many of the world’s leaders. They are far short of what the world needs today.
The so-called Glasgow Climate Pact has betrayed us to an at least 2.4 Degree Celsius rise in global temperature. Continue reading Failure of COP 26 means reliance must be on the people bring about change
Scott Morrison’s electric vehicle revolution is a fake
By Ben Wilson
After returning from a disastrous appearance at COP 26, Scott Morrison has unveiled his plan to embrace electric vehicles. This is not as it might appear. It is a ploy designed to give the embattled prime minister credibility with an election on the horizon. Continue reading Scott Morrison’s electric vehicle revolution is a fake
How corporate Democrats out-maneuvered House progressives
According to Jack Rasmus (LA Progressive 7 September 2021) the Infrastructure Bill hailed so much by the Biden Administration was watered down to a shadow of its former self, by the pro Wall street faction of the democrats. The retreat was not the fault of the Trump dominated Republicans. The bill is the corner stone of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better campaign, which is now looking more like a mirage than anything substantial. Is there a lesson in this?
Continue reading How corporate Democrats out-maneuvered House progressives