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Royal Commission shines torch on Robodebt injustice

13 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The Holmes Royal Commission has produced a damning report on Robodebt and presented 57 recommendations Robodebt has been confirmed as one of the biggest scandals in Australia history. Maybe it doesn’t offer […]

Recognised experts agree on that the Australian economy is in trouble

13 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The latest survey by the Conversation should be of interest to everyone. It involved contributions from of leading forecasters in 25 Australian universities, thinktanks and financial institutions – among them economic modellers, […]

France erupts after police killing of a teenager

30 June 2023 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson Protests are rocking France again. This time it’s over the police shooting and killing of a 17-year-old at a traffic stop. Being of Algerian descent, he was not white, and like in […]

Multinationals push back against greater tax disclosure

30 June 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Foreign multinationals operating in Australia are being driven mad by debate in the Senate over stronger tax transparency laws that apply to them. It’s not that the discussion in the Senate is […]

Most of Australia is not happy with the nation’s direction

28 June 2023 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes The latest Guardian Essential poll pinpointed some telling truths about how Australians feel about where Australia is heading and how our political leaders are responding to the challenges of the day. This is […]

A peace movement is needed to put an end to Ukraine war

28 June 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero I have put some effort into trying to make sense of the present battlefield offensive pf the Kiev forces in Ukraine. After trolling through claims and counter claims and getting a sense […]

United Nations investigation highlights cruel treatment of prisoners still in Guantanamo

28 June 2023 Editor 0

Contributed A United Nations investigator, with a background in the Irish legal system has released a report that calls for proper treatment of prisoners still being held in the Guantanamo detention centre. Headed by Irish law […]

Visy workers are fighting for a liveable deal

23 June 2023 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson Back on 18 January, cannery workers at Visy in Shepparton took strike action for 24 hours over stalled negotiations between their union and management for a new agreement. They walked of the […]

Donald Trump case is about which faction of Wall Street will dominate

23 June 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Donald Trump has finally been arrested and charged with criminal offenses and faces 37 counts of having committed federal crimes. This is over the theft of sensitive classified documents. Not surprisingly, Trump […]

The problem with PWC and the Big 4 : Treason is the business model

23 June 2023 Editor 0

Investigative journalist Michael West writes (Michael West Media 1 June 2023) about how the scandal surrounding PwC is not one off, but part of systemic problem involving al the 4 big American finance advisory multinationals. All […]