International
The truth about what is going on in Venezuela
Support for Juan Guaido’s attempted coup in Venezuela has not materialised quite in the way that its orchestrators had intended.
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Centrelink
A guaranteed universal income is needed today
Making ends meet is getting harder for a lot of people. The wages share on national income continues to fall. One third of the workforce is in precarious work and often not earning enough to maintain their standard of living as it was. Unemployment benefits and pensions lag further and further behind.
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Hands off Venezuela
Unions
Morrison Government’s construction industry attack dog now being used more widely
By Ugly As the Australia movement resumes its campaign to Change the Rules, the Australian building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has been turned by the Morrison government to be used against this.
International
Britain’s Brexit crisis is rooted in history and the best future is with Europe
By Joe Montero The United kingdom’s Brexit mess cannot be merely passed off as the fault of an incompetent Prime Minister. Whoever was heading the government was always going to be in trouble over it. […]
International
France’s Yellow Vest rebellion is still going strong
By Joe Montero This last Saturday at least one hundred thousand Yellow Vests, Gilets Jaunes in French, marched through the streets of Paris. Marches also occurred in other cities and regions throughout France.
Environment
The crisis of the Murray-Darling river system must be properly addressed
By Jim Hayes The sudden appearance of a mountain of blue green algae poisoned dead fish at Menindee in the north west New South Wales part of the Darling, has brought to public attention yet […]
Government
Stop the farce of celebrating Australia Day on 26 January
by Joe Montero and Ben Wilson If Australia is going to have a national day, why not have it on a day that inspires?
Environment
Video: Our planet is heating up and fast
Climate scientists say we have little more than a decade, maybe two, to cap global warming to a moderate – but still serious level. Video from Al Jazeera English
Community
We are witnessing both a deepening crisis and a building response emerging out of society
By Joe Montero As we reach the end of 2018, we can look back over the year and see that in terms of the economy, the stability of the political system, the threat of global […]