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Australia wants the government to bring in rent control

1 September 2023 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes An essential poll has just revealed that three quarters of Australia believes that rents should be capped or frozen until economic conditions improve. This stands at odds with the political elite of […]

Labor’s national conference and the key issues that concern Australia

17 August 2023 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton Labor’s national conference in Brisbane began today. The 2,000 or so delegates will be hearing about the key issues of the day. There won’t be any in depth discussion and analysis of […]

Call for a super profits tax to provide affordable housing is gaining support

17 August 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero “People know something’s wrong. They know something’s wrong in their society when we have Commonwealth Bank recording over $10bn in profit while ordinary Australians are struggling to put a roof over their […]

The threat posed by anti-terrorist laws exposed by disclosure

17 August 2023 Editor 0

Civil libertarians have always argued that Australia’s anti-terrorist laws pose a major threat to democratic rights. They provide government with the means to punish those who criticise what it does. There is concern that the introduction […]

As climate crisis costs rise, who will pay?

27 July 2023 Editor 0

Amy Goodman the host of Democracy now and Dennis Moynihan a bestselling author write (Common Dreams 24 July 2023) about the Important question of how the global burden of shifting away from fossil fuels should […]

Daniel Duggan’s imprisonment is a denial of justice and an affront to Australia’s sovereignty

26 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed Too many Australians still don’t know who Daniel Duggan is, even if his case has significant repercussions and says a lot about how legal process is Australia is being transformed into something that we should […]

Call for a super profit tax to create affordable housing is on the mark

25 July 2023 Editor 1

By Joe Montero One of Australia’s biggest unions. The Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU) is launching a push for a major rise in government investment on affordable housing. The union’s national secretary […]

India’s withdrawal from the Talisman Sabre war exercises welcomed

20 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) coalition, which has been waging a long Campaign against United States led war exercises on Australian soil has released a statement welcoming the decision by India to […]

Super charged weather is warning that much more climate action is necessary

20 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Once again, the world is being warned by nature of the disaster climate warming is causing. This year has seen record heatwaves in Europe and devastating floods in other parts of the […]

NATO summit in Vilnius proved to be a major failure

13 July 2023 Editor 0

Contributed The just concluded NATO summit in Vilnius ended by producing little, except to reveal uncertainty and lack of member unity. This was supposed to be a stage-managed affair, showing the world solid support for the […]