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Greek anti-Nazi resistance fighter and national hero dies at 97
Contributed Manolis Glezos passed away at the ripe old age of 97. Few in Australia will be familiar with the name. In Greece it’s a different story.
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International
U.S. manufactures narco-crimes for another coup attempt in Venezuela
By Joe Montero President Nicolás Maduro and the head of Venezuela’s national Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, have been indicted in the US. Nicolas Maduro and Diosdado Cabello The United States is just now maneuvering with […]
International
British court refuses Julian Assange’s bail plea
Contributed Journalist, editor and founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange will not be let out of a London Prison, even with recent COVID-19 outbreak. The British court announced on Wednesday [British time].
Environment
Adani has been caught up in yet another corruption scandal
By Ben Wilson Opposition to the Adani coal mine continues, although it is not making so Many headlines at the present. As well as maintaining the pressure on Adani, businesses working or seeking to […]
Centrelink
Centrelink is not designed to help and may ignite anger into something more potent
Contributed A visit to the local Centrelink office turned out to be an ordeal. Not that I am any different from anyone else lined up inside and outside on the footpath, waiting for something to […]
Centrelink
The present crisis is pushing Australia to make a choice about which road we take from here
By Joe Montero It hasn’t sunk in yet how serious the social and economic impact from the Covbid-19 outbreak will be. But it will. There is no way to escape it. A concerted effort to […]
Banks and Finance
Global banks ‘failing miserably’ on climate crisis by funnelling trillions into fossil fuels
This article by Patrick Greenfield and Kalyeena Makortoff (The Guardian 18 March 2020), provides a timely warning. Two of them Citi and JP Morgan Chase happen to be the principal owners of the Commonwealth, Westpac, […]
International
IMF blocks help for Venezuela’s Covid-19 fight
By Jim Hayes The International monetary Fund (IMF) has just refused Venezuela a loan to purchase some raw materials, needed to produce medicine to tackle Covid-19, and the spokespeople for the IMF have the gall […]
International
Video: Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro praises Cuba and China for help with Covid- 19
This is part of the 10 March report to doctors on the pandemic threat and Venezuela’s response. this was the nation’s Doctors Day. Venezuela has been preparing for the likely outbreak of Covid- 19 in […]
International
International court war crimes case against the United States and others to go ahead
By Jim Hayes The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on 5 March 2020, that the United States, the Afghan government and the Taliban should be investigated for war crimes. This includes intentional attacks against civilians, […]