Bolivia scores big election win against party of the military coup
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, […]
A critical view of Modern Monetary Theory
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 […]
Employer groups want cut in working conditions and wages
Contributed Pressure from leading employer groups for industrial relations changes, which will lead to the casualisation of more work and lower wages across the board, […]
A Bill to enable use of foreign troops or foreign police in Australian “emergencies”
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. […]
Budget will give to a few and impose a burden on the rest of us
By Joe Montero and Ben Wilson While delivering this year’s budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg put a lot of effort towards trying to convince Australia that […]
Economy needs stimulus and attention to the underlying problems
By Joe Montero Forty-nine eminent economists have called for a budget that provides stimulus to the economy and for the tax cuts, mainly going to […]
Qantas moves to use labour hire and casualise workforce
By Ben Wilson The Transport (TWU) is furious about more of workers at Qantas facing the sack. The company is continuing with its plan to […]
Prominent media and human rights groups line up with Washington to black out Julian Assange extradition case
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 […]
Workers anger set to boil as Port Botany union dispute escalates
From the Maritime Union of Australia (Sydney) Ships lines workers in Port Botany declared yesterday that the will “do anything it takes,” to protect their […]
Morrison’s tax cuts will hurt people and damage economy
By Joe Montero We know it now. Scott Morrison is forging ahead and bringing forward the intended tax cuts for the wealthiest Australians, and this […]