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Australian households are not becoming better off

12 July 2017 Editor 0

by Jim Hayes Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) information shows that total household wealth stood at a record $9.6 trillion at the end of March, which is 2.4 percent higher in one quarter. This is […]

The Aussie dollar is being hammered

12 July 2017 Editor 1

By Joe Montero Yesterday’s headline was that the Australian dollar went down yesterday by 0.7 percent, after the Reserve Bank announced it was going to hold the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent percent . […]

Video: Leaked Footage Shows Australian PM Mocking Donald Trump

17 June 2017 Editor 4

Contributed by Joe Montero Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had put his foot in his mouth yet again.

London’s tower fire has raised questions over inadequate safety standards

17 June 2017 Editor 0

Contributed by `Ben Wilson The terrible fire that engulfed a 24-story block of flats in central London (Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) and known as Grenfell Tower, was a terrible tragedy that took at least […]

Murdoch circles over the Ten Network

17 June 2017 Editor 1

By Joe Montero The stock exchange has stopped the trading of Ten Network Holdings shares and the company has gone into voluntary administration.

The problem is Australia has a corrupt political system

17 June 2017 Editor 1

By Jim Hayes Chinese political donations in Australia have become big news. Whether they come from Chinese or anywhere else, sinking money into Australia to influence Australian politics is wrong, because it threatens our sovereignty […]

Germany distances itself from the US

4 June 2017 Editor 1

By Jim Hayes In the wake of the G7 meeting in Italy and Donald Trumps intransigence,

Australia’s billionaires and their connection to government

4 June 2017 Editor 0

By Joe Montero An article written by Peter Martin, economics editor of the Age (28 May 2017) is an eye opener for anyone not familiar with the connection between government and Australia’s billionaires in Australia. The […]

G7 meeting fails to make stand on key issues

3 June 2017 Editor 0

By a supporter Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations completed a two-day meeting at the Italian town of Taormina (Sicily) end of last week. It included the heads of state of the United […]

Documents reveal Banks losing battle in image repair

3 June 2017 Editor 1

By Joe Montero Australia’s major banks are having a rough ride, not in terms of the profit they are making, but in the way they are seen to operate. Never has the image of banks […]