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A Bill to enable use of foreign troops or foreign police in Australian “emergencies”

27 October 2020 Editor 0

Bevan Ramsden is a long-time peace and community activist, and a member of the National Coordinating Committee of IPAN, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network. Here, he writes about the the plan to increase militarisation […]

Prominent media and human rights groups line up with Washington to black out Julian Assange extradition case

28 September 2020 Editor 0

Julian Assange’s extradition hearing continued last week, and a lot of time was devoted to argument over his mental health. The judge made clear, a decision is not going to be made before the United […]

Julian Assange’s defence in London court exposing sinister methods to get him

28 September 2020 Editor 0

Contributed Julian Assange’s extradition case in the United Kingdom continues. The accused is in prison and appearing on the dock at court, although he has been charged with no crime.

Assange’s extradition hearing sees defence in action before biased judge

20 September 2020 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes As Julian Assange’s extradition hearing resumed at London’s Old Bailey this Monday (London time), lawyers for the United States prosecution, continued with the espionage charges that would impose up to 175 years […]

Effective change is the only choice there is

16 September 2020 Editor 0

By Joe Montero It is not all that unusual to hear people respond to any suggestion to change the political course of the nation by branding it idealistic and that it could never happen. Anyone […]

Big movement for economic and social justice is taking off

27 July 2020 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The new fast-growing national movement to hit Australia, Living Incomes For Everyone, was launched on Tuesday 21 July.Thousands watch online during the event or after. It is on Facebook and has been […]

The high rise lockdown in Victoria and the lesson this provides

7 July 2020 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes No doubt about it. Victoria’s state government has done more to combat Covid-19 than any other around Australia. This is not to say that it has all been perfect. Nevertheless, what it […]

We need to consign the term ‘dole’ and its nasty derivatives to pre-Covid history

7 July 2020 Editor 0

Cassandra Goldie, the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) wrote the following opinion piece (The Guardian 2 July 2020), about the need to champion a new way of looking at […]

The prosecution of witness K and Bernard Collaery and covering up wrongdoing and corruption

7 July 2020 Editor 0

Contributed On 26 June, ACT Supreme Court justice David Mossop ruled for the Morrison government’s intention to keep evidence over the prosecution of Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery, and thereby block their chances […]

Morrison Government plans to set up task force to target Australians under guise of protecting national interests

28 June 2020 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes When the Scott Morrison government claims it is working on a plan to protect democracy, counter disinformation and promote transparency, it’s time to get worried. These are not exactly this government’s style.

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A Bill to enable use of foreign troops or foreign police in Australian “emergencies”

Prominent media and human rights groups line up with Washington to black out Julian Assange extradition case

Julian Assange’s defence in London court exposing sinister methods to get him

Assange’s extradition hearing sees defence in action before biased judge

Effective change is the only choice there is

Big movement for economic and social justice is taking off

The high rise lockdown in Victoria and the lesson this provides

We need to consign the term ‘dole’ and its nasty derivatives to pre-Covid history

The prosecution of witness K and Bernard Collaery and covering up wrongdoing and corruption

Morrison Government plans to set up task force to target Australians under guise of protecting national interests