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Australia’s SAS regiment must be disbanded says expert
In the wake of the growing scandal over human rights abuses at the hands of the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) in Afghanistan, the breadth of opinion calling for urgent and serious action by the government is astonishing. Even among experts in this field there are those who are saying that the whole regiment is infected, compromised and must be disbanded. in this article (25 November 2020 The Guardian), Christopher Knaus explores what some of them have to say.
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Morrison ramps up exploitation of workers
By Jim Hayes
Scott Morrison has made it clear. His government is about to move on with changing the industrial relations system. It is already heavily weighted against workers and restricts union representation, through limitation of allowable matters, red tape, and denying the right of union organisers to enter the workplace. Morrison and his government want to go much further than this. Continue reading Morrison ramps up exploitation of workers
JobActive agencies are abusing unemployed people and must be stopped
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Something’s got to be done about the jobActive agencies and their exploitation of the unemployed.
An article in The Saturday Paper revealed that $500 million in public money was handed over to them during the corona lockdown. Continue reading JobActive agencies are abusing unemployed people and must be stopped
Scott Morison announces JobSeeker payments are to be slashed
By Joe Montero
It was officially announced yesterday by Scott Morrison. Unemployed Australians will have $100 per fortnight taken form their JobSeeker supplement by December. Continue reading Scott Morison announces JobSeeker payments are to be slashed
Bendigo dairy workers on strike for secure work and pay
By Ugly
Workers at the Lactalis dairy processing factory in Bendigo walked out on an indefinite strike last Thursday, over wagers and jobs guarantee issues. There is concern that management is trying to use the pandemic to close the factory. Continue reading Bendigo dairy workers on strike for secure work and pay
US election has not ended the great divide and the still deepening crisis
By Joe Montero
It happened. Donald Trump is out. Joe Biden is in and the world is celebrating. While the election result and what it leads to is primarily a matter for the American population, it is also important to the rest of humanity. The reach of the United States empire extends into all continents. Continue reading US election has not ended the great divide and the still deepening crisis
The movement behind Trump is in Australia too
By Jim Hayes
Lately, the world had witnessed the spectacle of gun toting vigilantes in the streets of the United States egged on by their President. This week we have seen mobs reacting over unsubstantiated claims of vote fraud and screaming for the count of votes to be stopped.
Continue reading The movement behind Trump is in Australia too
Australia now has almost zero interest and billions for the banks
By Joe Montero
We must look closely to the Reserve Bank’s cut of the interest rate to 0.1 percent, the buying of $100 worth of government bonds, to provide protection to the banks and other financial institutions. Continue reading Australia now has almost zero interest and billions for the banks
