Global banks ‘failing miserably’ on climate crisis by funnelling trillions into fossil fuels
This article by Patrick Greenfield and Kalyeena Makortoff (The Guardian 18 March 2020), provides a timely warning. Two of them Citi and JP Morgan Chase…
China leads in fighting Covid-19 and sends equipment and doctors to Italy and Spain
Contributed From New South Wales It amazes me how some people are so blinkered with political prejudice. Even while facing the Covid-19 threat, they can’t…
Video: Unions go for paid Covid-19 leave for permanent and casual workers
The Australian Council of trade Unions (ACTU) is leading the union movement in pursuing two weeks leave paid by employers, arguing that it is their…
Australian SAS soldier shoots and kills unarmed man at close range in Afghanistan
Contributed by Ben Wilson The airing of extraordinary footage on the ABC’s Four Corners program should result in criminal charges for those involved in the…
Video: Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro praises Cuba and China for help with Covid- 19
This is part of the 10 March report to doctors on the pandemic threat and Venezuela’s response. this was the nation’s Doctors Day. Venezuela has…
Covid-19 calls for a full-on response and not half-measures and political games
Contributed by Joe Montero There is no doubt that the breakout of the Covid-19 virus has been manipulated for the purpose of deliberately panicking populations…
Australian unions COVID19 statement
The following statement (11 March 2020) has been released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) in response to COVID-19. It supports substantial action…
COVID-19 is making an already existing Australian recession worse
Contributed from Victoria It is becoming clearer by the day. The COVID-19 virus is scaring people and this is suiting political leaders, anxious to turn…
Is a Green New Deal the answer to the climate crisis?
Contributed by Jim Hayes We are hearing a lot about the climate crisis: droughts, fire, rising sea levels, the loss of food and water security….
News Corp and Nine accused of closing AAP to damage media rivals
Contributed by a member of the MEAA The allegation that News Corp and Nine Entertainment have chosen to shut down AAP Newswire keeps on doing…
