Environment
Video: What if companies had to pay to pollute the planet?
Just 100 companies are responsible for 71 percent of global carbon emissions. So, why don’t we make them pay for polluting the planet? Video by What.If
Articles by Editor
Centrelink
Centrelink’s robo-debt scam is still going on and is now being attacked by an expert
By Ugly Why is Centrelink’s robo-debt system still operating? The evidence that many have been unjustly saddled with debt is out there. It’s a scandal that it’s still going on.
Corruption
Prime Minister to set up anti-corruption commission with no teeth
Contributed Last week Prime Minister Scott Morrison proposed the creation of a Commonwealth Integrity Commission, after months of refusing to do so.
International
Video: 15-year-old climate activist calls out world leaders for inaction
“You say you love your children above all else, yet you are stealing their futures right before their very eyes.” – This 15-year-old activist just called out world leaders for their global inaction on climate […]
International
France’s Yellow Vests rebellion has gone on for more than four weeks and shows no sign of ending
By Joe Montero Yellow vests protest continued throughout France for the fifth week over the weekend. This is despite some concessions made by President Macron. This has not been enough. They want him to resign.
International
Bolivarian movement wins big in Venezuela’s municipal elections
Venezuela has just had municipal elections and the result was a landslide victory for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). There were also important wins for candidates standing for grass roots (communal) organisations, some […]
Government
Only Australia joins the US at pro-coal event during COP24 climate summit
Sad to see that Australia has stood out for the wrong reason at the COP 24 summit at Katowice in Poland.
Rights
University of Sydney removes professor for criticism of war propaganda over Syria Iraq and Palestine
The University of Sydney has suspended Professor Tim Anderson for showing students an info graphic, including a Nazi swastika over the Israeli flag. It is nor antisemitic. The purpose was to provide a view on […]
International
Video: West Papuans arrested for calling for an end to human rights abuses and raising the morning star flag
As West Papuans celebrated Human Rights Day on 10 December and took part in ceremonies, where the independence Morning Star flag was raised, the Indonesian occupation forces came in and arrested dozens. So far, about […]
Government
Build unity to get rid of the Coalition
By Jim Hayes Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for Labor winning the federal election next year. The alternative of an ongoing Coalition government would be a disaster in many ways. More so, when it […]