By Joe Montero
Making ends meet is getting harder for a lot of people. The wages share on national income continues to fall. One third of the workforce is in precarious work and often not earning enough to maintain their standard of living as it was. Unemployment benefits and pensions lag further and further behind. Continue reading A guaranteed universal income is needed today
By Ugly
As the Australia movement resumes its campaign to Change the Rules, the Australian building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has been turned by the Morrison government to be used against this. Continue reading Morrison Government’s construction industry attack dog now being used more widely
By Joe Montero
The United kingdom’s Brexit mess cannot be merely passed off as the fault of an incompetent Prime Minister. Whoever was heading the government was always going to be in trouble over it. Perhaps she has not done the best job of it. This does not deny that Theresa May is also a prisoner of circumstances. Continue reading Britain’s Brexit crisis is rooted in history and the best future is with Europe
By Joe Montero
This last Saturday at least one hundred thousand Yellow Vests, Gilets Jaunes in French, marched through the streets of Paris. Marches also occurred in other cities and regions throughout France. Continue reading France’s Yellow Vest rebellion is still going strong
By Jim Hayes
The sudden appearance of a mountain of blue green algae poisoned dead fish at Menindee in the north west New South Wales part of the Darling, has brought to public attention yet again, the fact that Australia’s biggest water system is very sick. Continue reading The crisis of the Murray-Darling river system must be properly addressed
If Australia is going to have a national day, why not have it on a day that inspires? Continue reading Stop the farce of celebrating Australia Day on 26 January
Climate scientists say we have little more than a decade, maybe two, to cap global warming to a moderate – but still serious level.
Video from Al Jazeera English
By Joe Montero
As we reach the end of 2018, we can look back over the year and see that in terms of the economy, the stability of the political system, the threat of global warming and respect for human rights, the world as a whole and Australia, have taken a step backwards. This is only part of the story. Continue reading We are witnessing both a deepening crisis and a building response emerging out of society
Just 100 companies are responsible for 71 percent of global carbon emissions. So, why don’t we make them pay for polluting the planet?
Video by What.If
