Gillian Triggs says Australia’s politicians leading assault on democratic ideals
Elle Hunt (The Guardian Australia 8 June 2017) presents the view of the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, who argues that…
OECD says one third of Australian age pensioners live in poverty
Contributed by Ugly There is something terribly wrong, when older Australians living on the Age Pension are forced to live in poverty. According to a…
British election hangs on the edge
Contributed by Joe Montero As the UK heads in for a general election, it is uncertain whether the Tories (Conservative Party) or Labour are going…
Terror must never be used to justify hate
Contributed by Adam Carlton The slaying of the innocent as occurred in Melbourne’s Brighton only days ago was a horrible act. Such acts are always…
Arnold Schwarzenegger goes at Trump over Paris walkout
Schwarzenegger says Trump has a responsibility to protect the people and he can’t look backwards and stop progress to a clean energy future. He calls…
The minimum wage increase is a miserable result
Contributed by Jim Hayes The Fair Work Commission announced lifted the minimum wage by 59 cents an hour yesterday. This means an increase of $22.20…
Shellharbour meeting opposes privately run hospital
Contributed from New South Wales on Monday 5 June, hundreds of health workers, patients, concerned residents, union representatives and politicians packed an auditorium at The…
Why Adani is banking on the unbankable
This article from Peter Martin Political editor of The Age (June 1 2017) raises a few very important points. Adani’s Carmichael mine is on such…
Carter Holt locked out workers want some justice
From the CFMEU Workers at Carter Holt Harvey plywood mill in northeast Victoria say they are determined to continue fighting for a “fair” pay deal…
Muslim students told to leave the Perth Convention Centre
Contributed by Ugly When young Islamic female students are forced out of a public place something is terribly wrong.
