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Video: Cashless Welfare Debit Cards: Lived experience and other facts and stats
The LIFE campaign held its first online tutorial on 6 June. It concerned the Cashless Welfare Card, what it’s doing to people put on it and the plan to roll it out to all pensioners, people on disability, the unemployed single parents, and students. This is a major crackdown on the most vulnerable sections of the community, and it takes away basic rights as a citizen of Australia. Continue reading Video: Cashless Welfare Debit Cards: Lived experience and other facts and stats
Australia needs a direction and unity to get rid of Morrison government – to chart a new future
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The mess over the handling of the Covid vaccination rollout has dented Scott Morrison’s standing within the Australian community. The latest Essential survey suggests an approval rating drop of 4 percent in a month. Continue reading Australia needs a direction and unity to get rid of Morrison government – to chart a new future
Revealed documents show the bad side of Bob Hawke
By Joe Montero
On 4 July American celebrated their 4 July. This I s their day of independence, marking victory over Britain and the end of being a colony. The American revolution was important. It inspired the word, stood for freedom from tyranny and the right of a people to choose their own future. This is worth celebrating. Continue reading Revealed documents show the bad side of Bob Hawke
Learn form the experts about the Cashless Welfare Card
Cashless Welfare Debit Cards: Lived Experience, Other Facts and Stats.
A LIFE campaign online event featuring Kathryn Wilkes, leader and coordinator of No Cashless Welfare Debit Card, and Amanda Smith from The Say No Seven
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Activities for Julian Assange’s birthday on 3 July
Melbourne
Three locations CBD. From noon until 7.30pm.
Event will be up soon.
Save the date.Starting at 90 Collins St, British Consulate.
!2noon – 1.30pm.Then 553 St Kilda Road, US Consulate.
3pm – 4.30pmFinish up with a Yellow #Ribbons4Assange birthday gathering at:
Flinders Street Station.
6pm – 7.30pm.
Event by Melbourne 4 WikiLeaks
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Stop drive to war with China
COVID danger is spreading again and Australia must do better
By Adam Carlton
The risk is real. It is now clear that the COVID pandemic is far from mover. This is nobody’s fault; Australia could be responding better. Australia has been lucky so far and escaped lightly, compared to other countries. Continue reading COVID danger is spreading again and Australia must do better
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd
By Jim Hayes
Two days ago, the Minneapolis police officer who brutally murdered George Floyd, caused an upheaval in American society, and made the world notice, received a 22 years and 6 months prison sentence. Continue reading Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for murder of George Floyd
Government fights to keep secret Robo Debt documents
The government is fighting hard to prevent the disclosure of documents that stand to expose the political nature of the Robo Debt program. Allegations that the creation of debt was deliberately engineered to discourage applying for benefits. These documents may shed some light on his. Luke Henriques-Gomes writes (The Guardian 23 June 2021) about IT expert Justin Warren, who has been fighting to get them.
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