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
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
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
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
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
Continue reading The movement behind Trump is in Australia too
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
Chile has been in political turmoil since the uprising against the brutal crackdown of police and army just over a year ago. It began with a protest of school students against a metro fare hike, and quickly grew into a massive movement for an end to the circumstances that kept much of the population economically impoverished and denied basic human rights. Continue reading Chile votes overwhelmingly for a new constitution to be decided by elected community delegates
A team of top barristers has issued a scathing review of Peter Dutton’s push to give his spy agency ASIO sweeping new powers to track, spy on and question citizens. Continue reading The Dutton ASIO bill is a chilling attack on democracy
