IMF blocks help for Venezuela’s Covid-19 fight
By Jim Hayes
The International monetary Fund (IMF) has just refused Venezuela a loan to purchase some raw materials, needed to produce medicine to tackle Covid-19, and the spokespeople for the IMF have the gall to suggest, the organisation does not take sides in the political and trade dispute involving Venezuela. Continue reading IMF blocks help for Venezuela’s Covid-19 fight
Video: Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro praises Cuba and China for help with Covid- 19
This is part of the 10 March report to doctors on the pandemic threat and Venezuela’s response. this was the nation’s Doctors Day.
Venezuela has been preparing for the likely outbreak of Covid- 19 in that country and is receiving help to overcome the embargo in medicines. Cuba and China have worked together, to lead the global response against the pandemic. The are succeeding, while other countries are relying on the big pharma companies to provide the answer. Cuba and China have adapted interferon, which has helped to cure thousands and brought about a dive in infection rates.
Video from Libert Mayea Linares
Venezuela Initiates Social Quarantine to Contain COVID-19
The quarantine was decided at the right time to avoid further spread of the virus. Read More.
Cuban technology has been important in the fight against to the pandemic in China and is available for other countries that need it
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International court war crimes case against the United States and others to go ahead
By Jim Hayes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on 5 March 2020, that the United States, the Afghan government and the Taliban should be investigated for war crimes. This includes intentional attacks against civilians, imprisonment and extra-judicial executions. Continue reading International court war crimes case against the United States and others to go ahead
What does the Reserve Bank’s lowering of the interest rate again really mean?
By Joe Montero
After a great deal of speculation, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the interest rate from 0.75 to 0.5 percent on 3 March. The move has its fans and critics. The truth that many seem to miss the point. Whatever the intention, the power to arbitrarily effect the interest rate is seriously limited. Continue reading What does the Reserve Bank’s lowering of the interest rate again really mean?
Suicides continue in the Kimberley with communities waiting for the Government to act
Suicide among young Frist Nation people in West Australia’s Kimberly is an epidemic, made all the worse by ongoing government neglect. Recommendations from a coronial inquiry have not been implemented yet. This is a crisis deeply rooted in the history of marginalisation, and sense of hopelessness faced by the dispossessed. Claire Moodie and Erin Parke (ABC Kimberley 29 February 2020) write about how this affects the families and communities of those who have died. Everyone should read this. Here is a crisis crying out for something to be done about it. Continue reading Suicides continue in the Kimberley with communities waiting for the Government to act
Video: The future productivity and viability of Australian farms
It is irresponsible not to be addressing #ClimateChange and demanding #ClimateActionNow.in the serious and urgent manner it requires.
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The Great Australian Bight must still be saved
By Ugly
It is great to hear that the campaign to save the Great Australian Bight from deep sea oil drilling has achieved an important breakthrough. Continue reading The Great Australian Bight must still be saved
Venezuela and what its example can teach us all
By Joe Montero
This is the last of a series of articles on a recent visit to Venezuela. The previous ones described specific experiences. Now is the time to round this off with some of my overall impressions, which in addition to providing a summary, have some relevance to the situation in Australia. Continue reading Venezuela and what its example can teach us all
Julian Assange hearing has proved to be a kangaroo court
By Jim Hayes
Julian Assange’s extradition hearing began with a series of revelations, which immediately began to lay bare, the lengths to which the United States will go to impose its will. This is how it continued in the days that followed. Continue reading Julian Assange hearing has proved to be a kangaroo court