Russian interference hype buries the important issues at Trump-Putin meeting
Contributed by Jim Hayes The Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meeting in Helsinki attracted a hell of a lot of publicity for the wrong thing….
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Up to a quarter of a million people oppose Trump’s visit in London
The numbers that turned out to protest Donald Trump’s visit to England on 13 July were well above all expectations. Up to 250,000 took…
Abbott exposes the serious division within the Liberal Party yet again
Contributed from Queensland One more sign of the growing division within the Liberal Party has broken out now. In an interview on 2GB, Tony Abbott…
A divided Liberal Party is a sign of the times
Contributed by Joe Montero There is absolutely no doubt now, the Liberal Party is in crisis. It may not have reached the point where it…
Scottish National Party members walk out of Westminster
Contributed by Jim Hayes Outrage erupted in the British House of Commons yesterday and Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) members of parliament walked out. The reason…
Italy has a new and unlikely government of two directions
Contributed from Victoria It took only two days for the president of that country, Sergio Mattarella, to back down on appointing a former banker form…
Spain’s government falls and opens up the political future
Contributed by Joe Montero Spain’s Popular Party (PP) Government led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fell last Friday, after a no confidence vote triggered by…
Michaelia Cash and the government are working hard to bury the real story over the AWU raid
Contributed by Joe Montero As the old saying goes, Jobs Minister Senator Michaelia Cash is “in more…than a Werribee duck.” She is sinking over the…
Election ignored as banker is appointed prime minister of Italy
Contributed from Victoria Carlo Cottarelli, a former director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and economist, has been nominated as the prime minister of Italy…
US refuses to recognise Venezuela’s election result
Contributed from Victoria On Sunday, Nicolás Maduro won his second presidential election in Venezuela. There was also a vote for members of state and…
