Refugees plead for reunification with family
This article by Helen Davidson and Saba Vasefi (The Guardian 8 April 2018), relates the story of Narges and Daryoush, who are suffering ill health in detention, want […]
Unions are planning big marches to bring change to industrial relations law
By a member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Unions are planning a series of big marches around Australia, and they are expected to […]
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal hits Australia
By Ben Wilson It was bound to happen. The Cambridge Analytica scandal was bound to reach Australia.
John Howard and the dying Turnbull government
By Adam Carlton John Howard obviously likes grabbing a headline and appears to enjoy being presented by friends in the media, as the Liberal Party […]
Video: The basic right to strike is almost dead in Australia
Although there has never really been a right to strike in Australia, changes to industrial law in recent years has brought in a regime that […]
Video: Remember the great Patricks waterfront battle
Once again, unions are facing a determined attack from major employers and government. Twenty years ago, waterside workers and their union fought an epic battle […]
Cricket cheating scandal is a symptom of the extreme commercialisation of society
By Joe Montero The Australian cricket team ball tampering scandal has focused on the wrongdoing by the captain. There is no argument that Steve Smith […]
The Turnbull government company tax cut is a bad move
By Joe Montero The Turnbull government claims that its company tax cut will increase wages or create more jobs. But a secret survey conducted by […]
Melbourne May Day march 2018
The attacks by the big corporations and government on our working conditions and many other rights that are vital fr a decent life are mounting […]
Victoria’s bushfires reveal a failure to maintain electricity delivery system
Contributed by Ben Wilson The flames have hardly gone out in the Victorian bushfires, and a pattern is emerging, around claims that faulty electrical infrastructure […]