By Jim Hayes
Reeling form epic mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak, US President Donald Trump has gone and cut all funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO), and has found himself facing a wave of condemnation from around the world and at home. Continue reading Donald Trump cuts funding for the WHO and finds condemnation and no support
By Joe Montero
The International monetary fund (IMF) isn’t hiding its fears over the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. A little over a week ago, it predicted that the global economy will contract by 3 percent this year. This pessimistic forecast was made public in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook. Continue reading The IMF predicts a possible global and Australian contraction on the scale of the Great Depression
George Pell has been released from prison, the Pope has welcomed it and the small band of loyalists claim the Cardinal has been vindicated.
Others are dismayed by what they consider a miscarriage of justice, and victims of child sex abuse feel devastated. Continue reading High Court’s controversial Pell decision freed him on a technicality
Echoing the words of the Prime minister last Friday, Minister Alan Tudge, effectively told temporary visa holders o go home yesterday, when they can’t dip into their superannuation to survive, after being stood down over COVID-19.
By Ugly
In Australia’s health professionals are doing a marvellous job at the front line of defence against Covid-19 and putting themselves at risk of infection.
They are true heroes, putting in everything to help others. Continue reading Doctors sign letter demanding release of refugees
A spinoff the Corona virus pandemic is that Scott Morrison and his government’s image have been partially re-written – at least for now. The legacy of neoliberalism, Allegations of rorts and outright corruption, have faded into the background, allowing a temporary re-writing of illusion, of a leader and government undergoing a monumental change. Continue reading Has the Australian government done an ideological and political backflip or not?
Continue reading Ex-soldier’s death casts light on Spaniards who helped liberate Paris
Continue reading What it means when the coldest place on Earth records an unprecedented heatwave
By Adam Carlton and Joe Montero
Concern over Australian government’s extraordinary control and policing measures being applied to the Corona virus outbreak is rising.
These unusual and dramatic times do call for some inconveniences we’d rather not have. Most people are ready to take the on the chin. after all, we’re all in the Corona virus crisis together. Continue reading Waging war on the Corona virus also means defence against rising authoritarianism
