Anger continues to boil and there is no sign of the end to strike movement and protests that threaten the continuation of the president in office. Colombians are standing up despite the worst record of human rights abuses in South America.
The 0.4 growth in Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) announced in Wednesday’s (4 November 2019) report from the Reserve Banks, is a miserable performance whichever way you look at it. Continue reading Latest news shows Australia’s economy is continuing to weaken
By Joe Montero
The American job creation fiction constantly presented is important for Australia for two reasons. One is that the Australian economy is significantly integrated into the American one, and what goes on there is going to have an impact here. The other, is that Australian governments have the habit of falling into line with American policy, and this includes economic policy. Continue reading The truth about American jobs and its replication here in Australia
The anti-China crusade is getting hotter and it poses a major threat to us all. This is not about whether one considers China a positive influence or not. It is about the building of a major diversion, to deflect attention away from the emerging home-grown twins of climate and economic crisis, and that most of us have never held our political institutions and those who serve them in such low regard. Continue reading The anti-China crusade is diversion form home grown problems and the real interference in Australia’s affairs
Since the 10 November coup in Bolivia, which saw president Evo Morales go into exile in Mexico, thousands upon thousands have been on the streets across the nation, denouncing the coup and demanding that the self-proclaimed president Jeanine Anez quit. They are also calling on the army to stop killing civilians. Continue reading Bolivia has not accepted the coup and continues to resist
Using the tune of an old Simon and Garfunkel tune, this Parody Project song has a dig at Donald Trump.
Video from Barbara Weibel
Responding to an ongoing community campaign and a landmark class action on behalf of Australians being seriously disadvantage by the Robo Debt system, and after years of refusing to budge, The Morrison government has finally been pushed to give some way. Continue reading Government gives a little way on Robo Debt but still refuses to bring about real change
Behrouz Boochani speaks for himself about his journey from detention by the Australian government to freedom in New Zealand
by Adam Carlton
After conducting a survey, which showed that most people in the municipality wanted Australia Day shifted from the 26 January, an inner-city council in Sydney voted to drop the its Australia Day celebrations. Continue reading Sydney council drops 26 January Australia Day
