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May Day March Melbourne 2024
May Day this year has even more significance than usual, given the global rise of fascism and resistance to this trend, and the challenges we face here in Australia. You are invited to join us […]
War
Australia has not been guaranteed the AUKUS submarines and we don’t need them anyway
By Jim Hayes Talk about misrepresenting a situation. Media stories have sounded that the AUKUS deal has been saved. Central to it was the nuclear-powered submarine deal that supposedly handed over Australia these submarines. Australia […]
International
Conference to support Palestinians violently shut down in Germany
By Adam Carlton Last week, German government worked overtime to prevent a conference organised by Jewish organisations from taking place. Outright lies were used to justify suppression of free speech, and it attracted little comment from […]
Economy
Albanese promises a new manufacturing economy for Australia
by Joe Montero It appears that Australia’s prime minister is shifting towards greater interventionism to repair Australia’s economy. Does this mean neoliberalism has ended for Labor? Or does it mean something else? Labor’s proposed Future […]
Economy
Public anger results in promise to curb supermarket monopolies
By Joe Montero Anger against big price rises by the Coles and Woolworths supermarket duopoly has been on the rise in recent times. The Australian community believes that the extent of these price rises is unjust […]
Centrelink
Latest Age Pension increase is an insult that does almost nothing to address years of neglect
The following is a statement by the president (Victoria) Joe Montero on behalf of and endorsed by the Steering Committee of Fair Go For Pensioners The announced new age pension rise coming in effect on 20 March […]
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Video: A thank you and an update from Stella Assange
Over the two day public hearing on the 20-21 February 2024, thousands of people took to the streets. We cannot thank you enough for speaking up, showing up and standing up for Julian Assange. His […]
International
UN expert says Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians
In this exclusive (The Guardian 27 February 2023) Nina Lakhani comments on the Israeli strategy to starve Palestinians and calls this an act of genocide in Gaza. The United Nations is speaking more loudly about […]
Economy
Economic forecasters give a glimpse of the truth for once
By Joe Montero Some of the agencies that tell us how the Australian economy is going seem to be exhibiting a bit of honesty. The reason for saying this is that analysis and predictions are […]
International
Will Biden choose Gaza ceasefire or devastating regional war?
The following (published by Comon Drams 25 January 2024) by Media Benjamin cofounder of Codepink and rights organisation Global Exchange, with Nicolas Davies, independent journalist, and researcher for Codepink, is about the dangerous road being […]