ACOSS launches campaign to increase Youth Allowance and Newstart
Contributed by Ben Wilson A week ago, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) launched a campaign to raise the Youth Allowance and called for…
Religious leaders say no Adani
Contributed from Queensland More than 50 religious leaders have banded together to urge Adani to abandon its Queensland coal project and invest in renewable energy…
Scientists march for science and action on global warming
Contributed by Ben Wilson On Sunday 15 April, protectors of the critical role of science in our lives gathered in eight cities across Australia, to…
Melbourne Town Hall meeting launches battle to take on industrial relations system and more
Contributed by Joe Montero By any account, yesterday’s (17 April) meeting of union delegates at the Melbourne Town Hall, was an impressive launch to…
Save Our Sons Easter and the Fairlea Five in 1971
Contributed by Glen Davis Due to accident, this short article turned up a little late. It recalls an event that occurred during Easter, nearly 50…
How the US Occupied the 30 percent of Syria Containing Most of its Oil, Water and Gas
This article by Whitney Webb (MPN News 16 April 2018) provides an insight into reasons why the United states wants to continue a presence in…
Change the rules and fight for democracy
Editorial comment The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) led Change the Rule campaign is necessary, if the decline in the reward for and quality…
The bombing of Syria is wrong
Contributed by Joe Montero The hype over the bombing of Syria has one major flaw. It was not a response to the Syrian government’s use…
Video: Los Borbones son unos Ladrones
Prominant Spanish rapper who goes by the name of Valtonyc, was recently jailed for three years for a song against the country’s monarchy. The King…
Melbourne wharfies and supporters affirm intention to fight on
Contributed by Joe Montero “From next Thursday the whinging stops and the working starts.” These words came from electrical Trades Union Victorian Secretary Troy Grey,…
