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Is there going to be a housing crash or not?

21 October 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Speculation about the future of Australia’s housing market is gathering a head steam. Financial analysts and commentators are arguing about whether it is going to go down with a whimper or crash. […]

A major increase to Newstart would boost the Australian economy

30 September 2018 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton Campaigners are calling for a substantial increase in the Newstart payment, anywhere from 75 to 200 percent. The argument is that the benefit has fallen so far behind the poverty line that […]

Labor support for TPP does not help bring the change that Australia needs

30 September 2018 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Labor’s decision to back the new version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has caused a stir within the party and particularly within the union movement.

Poverty is growing and the economy is not

16 September 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero A report from the Productivity Commission just out, has revealed that the number of Australians living below the Henderson poverty line has not gone down over the past 27 years

Criminal charges for bank officials are not enough

15 September 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The revelations coming out of the Financial Services Royal Commission have been on a scale that has led to recommendations for prosecutions over thousands of illegal acts.

Promoters of cashless welfare card really want to cut benefits

24 August 2018 Editor 0

Contributed The National Party has called for every Australian under 35 on a parenting payment or Newstart should receive a cashless welfare card.

Real Unemployment accounts for over 18 percent of the workforce

21 August 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero According to the latest statistics from Roy Morgan, unemployment stood at `10 percent in July. The Morgan rate differs from the 5.4 stated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for June, […]

Misconduct by banks and other financial institutions will not be stopped by tinkering at the edges

21 August 2018 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Founding chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Professor Allan Fels, has slammed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), and accused it of being a toothless tiger, when it […]

Big finance and big media are behind the new rise of fascism

19 August 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The way big commercial media reports on what is happening has narrowed down considerably in recent times. This is evident across most developed countries, and in Australia, this is even more true […]

Australia cannot afford to be fooled by new bank code of conduct

18 August 2018 Editor 0

By Joe Montero It’s just not good enough. The proposed changes to the Australian Banking Association (ABA) code of conduct won’t fix what is wrong with the banks.

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