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31 March 2025 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The 2035 election campaign is in full swing now that Anthony Albanese has called it for 3 May. Neither Labor nor the Coalition have taken on the key challenges of today. Australia […]

Peter Dutton’s budget speech was marked by dishonest evasion

31 March 2025 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes Peter Dutton’s own budget alternatives released last night (27 February 22025) was marked by one overwhelming fact. There was almost nothing in it. H does not want to announce what would happen […]

The 2025 budget will do little to fix the big problems facing Australia

31 March 2025 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The federal budget has been delivered and whatever the election campaigners might insist, it hasn’t delivered much. Business as usual is the best term to use. There are a few small give […]

If Trump can deport Mahmoud Khalil, freedom of speech Is dead

17 March 2025 Editor 0

As the United Sates leads its closest allies, including Australia, into a new era of denial of freedom of speech, we should be very worried, support its victims, and make our own stand for justice. […]

Dissatisfaction with the state of Australia will characterise the coming federal election

17 March 2025 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Despite the absence of an official election date, campaign activities are currently underway. The West Australia Ballot is over Labor lost 18 percent of the primary vote, but the Liberals failed to […]

Washington’s imposition of tariffs on Australia must be fought against

13 March 2025 Editor 0

Contributed Anthony Albanese is right to stand up against the imposition of a 25 percent tariff on Australian exports to the United States. This is not the act of a friend. It will hit the […]

The coming federal election will not end growing dissatisfaction with the major parties

26 February 2025 Editor 0

By Joe Montero As electioneering for the looming federal election gathers pace, the political hacks continue to pretend that this is normal times and business as usual. A good indicator of this is the focus […]

Latest update on Julian Assange

26 February 2025 Editor 0

The interview was first published in the L’Independente on 8 February 2025. Since his release from imprisonment, Julian Assange, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks, journalist, and editor, has maintained a low profile but continues to be a […]

The Reserve Bank has lowered the interest rate for now because Australian economy has problems

20 February 2025 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The Reserve Bank finally cut the interest rate. Mortgage holders will be happy for a while at least. But the truth is that this is not the reason for the cut. The […]

Ukraine peace talks are a recognition of Russia’s victory on the battlefield

20 February 2025 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Critics of the Ukraine peace talks between Russia and the United States in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) deny a critical reality. Russia has won the war. The refusal to acknowledge this reality is […]