All posts by Editor
The attack on the CFMEU denies justice and democratic control
Contributed
A realisation that there is more to the move to suppress the Construction division of the CFMEU than dealing with people involved in crime gangs. This is an attack on the basic right to freedom of association, risking serious repercussions that go beyond the affairs of one union. Continue reading The attack on the CFMEU denies justice and democratic control
Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?
The following article Diane Kraal is an expert on Australian taxation law and policy and an adjunct senior research fellow at Monash Business School (The Conversation 14 August 2024) makes the case against Australia’s allowing Australia’s foreign owned companies controlling Australia’s gas exports to get away with paying very little tax. Australia should be moving away from fossil fuels and transitioning to renewables. Diane Kraal doesn’t deal with this. But what she does say opens a window onto the power these corporations have over the Australian political system and the political leader who operate within it. They are not teared to stop the bleeding of billions of dollars that could be used for Australia’s benefit. We should all consider this and draw obvious conclusions about how we go about changing this.
Continue reading Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?
High cost of living and inflation the result of bad debt and stagnant wages
By Joe Montero
Economics writer for The Guardian and policy director at the Centre for Future Work, Greg Jericho, is right to counter the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor assertion that the economy is over heated and needs slowing. Andrew Hauser made this comment in during speech last week at an event of the Economic Society of Australia. Greg Jericho was also right to back Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s retort that the economy doesn’t need slowing. Continue reading High cost of living and inflation the result of bad debt and stagnant wages
forum on Venezuela’s Presidential election 2024
Special guests
Tim Anderson was an eyewitness observer of Venezuela’s presidential election on 28 July 2024.
Fransisco Dominquez in a Chilean born leading solidarity with Venezuela campaigner in London.
This is about what happened during the election and United States manipulation and interference in the electoral process and backing of violence to overturn the will of the people through a coup.
The other side of the story is that Venezuela is fighting back against the United States backed fascist plot.
Starts at 7 pm
Victorian Trades Hall – New International Bookshop
corner of Victoria and Lygon Streets Carlton
corner of Victoria and Lygon Streets Carlton
Venezuelans mobilise to support election of Nicolas Maduro
Washington supported ultra-right elements unleash a wave of violence, as part of an orchestrated campaign against the election of Nicolas Maduro. They have targeted hospitals, schools, railway stations, and forced drivers out of cars to torch them. The they targeted, political rivals, their homes, and families. This is to back their claim that the 28 July presidential election was rigged. Continue reading Venezuelans mobilise to support election of Nicolas Maduro
The rise in corporate monopoly power is a big factor the housing cost crisis
This article was written for Fair Go For Pensioners by its Victorian President Joe Montero
While Australian policy makers continue to pretend the nation’s housing woes are about the lack of properties to satisfy the market demand for them, real life has a way to prick the illusion. Cities like Melbourne, Hobart ad Darwin recorded falls over the last month. In the longer-term, the rate of rise has been shrinking, not hugely, but it’s definitely there. Continue reading The rise in corporate monopoly power is a big factor the housing cost crisis
Rupert Murdoch aims to continue being the political puppet master
By Jim Hayes
The method has used to guarantee control over his media empire is a window to the character and the way he sees the world. Unusual control measures began when he used his influence to persuade the Australian Stock Exchange in 1993 to give him the right to issue non-voting shares. He needed the money and wanted control. Those buying shares of this type contributed their money but didn’t get a say on how the company is run. Continue reading Rupert Murdoch aims to continue being the political puppet master
Plan to destroy public housing is being fought by residents
Contributed
Melbourne’s high rise public housing tenants are fighting the Victorin government’s plan to forcefully demolish their homes. There has been no consultation, and most of them, 20,000 out of 30,000 will be thrown out into the high costs public housing market.
Some will be offered places in newly defined “affordable housing,” where the rents are set at up to 70 percent of market rent. Public housing residents will still be put into much worse position by losing the 25 percent of income rent they now have. They will be excluded from the high-cost inner suburbs where many ow live. Continue reading Plan to destroy public housing is being fought by residents
Attempted killing of Trump brings new danger to the United States
By Joe Montero
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump yesterday made big news. It’s a significant event with great potential for the political elite and the big media associated with it, to manipulate and use to crack down on American society. To target certain sections of the population even more than they are now. Continue reading Attempted killing of Trump brings new danger to the United States