May Day Victoria

By using women as cheap labour wages are kept down

11 May 2021 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a Pre-Budget Brief that shows how women’s economic security has been undermined by government decisions.

Video: Colombian president sends police and army against the people

11 May 2021 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Colombia is undergoing a crisis made much worse by a President and government, known the world over as thoroughly corrupt and entangled with the cocaine drug lords. This extends through the military, […]

Morrison government is pretending to be serious about job creation

11 May 2021 Editor 0

Contributed Beware. Australia is facing a mayor public relations offensive to spread the lie that the Morrison government has a great record in creating jobs and shaping up to do even better. The aim is […]

The 2021 budget must prioritise real jobs and lifting all incomes

10 May 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero It is a good time to consider the future of the Australian economy in the post-Covid reality. We are also on the eve of this year’s federal budget, which could be an […]

The United States claims to defend democracy while being its greatest global violator

10 May 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Under the Biden administration, the United States is trying hard to renew its claim as the defender of democracy and human rights around the world. Yet no power has and continues to […]

Australia to spend more on military upgrades and war games

10 May 2021 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Scott Morrison has announced an upgrading of military bases in Australia, to better participate in coming “war gaming” exercises with the United Sates. This locks us even more thoroughly into the American […]

Melbourne May Day International Event 2021

28 April 2021 Editor 0

Massive subsidies to carbon industry have been exposed

28 April 2021 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton A new report reveals that Australian federal and state government combined spending on subsidies to fossil fuel companies is more than what is spent on the military.

For a budget that builds an economy for all

28 April 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero In the lad up to the coming Federal 2021-22 budget, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has called for funding for tens of thousands of care-sector jobs, , including in aged […]

Decline of U.S. capitalist system is causing growing desperation

28 April 2021 Editor 0

The following from Richard D. Wolff and published by Economy for All (23 April 2021). Economy for All is associated with the (Independent Media Institute) in the United States. This article is about the state […]