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Bendigo dairy workers on strike for secure work and pay

12 November 2020 Editor 0

By Ugly Workers at the Lactalis dairy processing factory in Bendigo walked out on an indefinite strike last Thursday, over wagers and jobs guarantee issues. There is concern that management is trying to use the […]

US election has not ended the great divide and the still deepening crisis

12 November 2020 Editor 0

By Joe Montero It happened. Donald Trump is out. Joe Biden is in and the world is celebrating. While the election result and what it leads to is primarily a matter for the American population, […]

The movement behind Trump is in Australia too

12 November 2020 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Lately, the world had witnessed the spectacle of gun toting vigilantes in the streets of the United States egged on by their President. This week we have seen mobs reacting over unsubstantiated […]

Australia now has almost zero interest and billions for the banks

12 November 2020 Editor 0

By Joe Montero We must look closely to the Reserve Bank’s cut of the interest rate to 0.1 percent, the buying of $100 worth of government bonds, to provide protection to the banks and other […]

Australians want action on climate and there’s no excuse to look backwards

12 November 2020 Editor 0

Matt Kean, the NSW Minister for Energy and the Environment wrote this opinion piece (Sydney Morning Herald 28 October 2020), where he makes it clear that climate change is not only a reality but something […]

Chile votes overwhelmingly for a new constitution to be decided by elected community delegates

27 October 2020 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Chile has been in political turmoil since the uprising against the brutal crackdown of police and army just over a year ago. It began with a protest of school students against a […]

The Dutton ASIO bill is a chilling attack on democracy

27 October 2020 Editor 0

By Ugly A team of top barristers has issued a scathing review of Peter Dutton’s push to give his spy agency ASIO sweeping new powers to track, spy on and question citizens.

Centrelink call centre workers have been sacked as new contract is handed to Serco

27 October 2020 Editor 0

Contributed At a time when one would think it a priority to meet the needs of people out of work, the Morrison government is ultimately responsible for the cutting 420 jobs at Centrelink call centres […]

Bolivia scores big election win against party of the military coup

27 October 2020 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Bolivia might be a small south American country. But the stakes in this Sunday’s election were high for the country, the region, and the United States. This made it an immensely important […]

A critical view of Modern Monetary Theory

27 October 2020 Editor 0

By Joe Montero As the reality of the biggest economic and job crisis experienced since the Great Depression hits home, and the failure of economic policy to address the underlying problems over decades becomes increasingly […]