When we realize that the U.S. can’t control the World?
Margaret Kimberley (Black Agenda Report 7 April 2021) considers that the world of a single superpower imposing its will on the planet has gone, except…
New legislation helps to extend Murdoch monopoly into digital media
Contributed by Jim Hayes Unknown to most citizens, the Australian parliament has passed legislation to compel tech companies to pay a fee for news content….
Attack on union rights results in rising death toll
Contributed by Joe Montero When I was working for the Builders Labourers Federation back in the mid 1980’s, part of my responsibility was to research…
Shell to be allowed to avoid resource tax obligations
Contributed from Victoria At a time when Australia’s addiction to fossil fuels should be wound back, fossil fuel extractors keep on enjoying perks that rank…
Chauvin trial: systemic racist police violence, not Just “bad apples”
Marjorie Cohn wrote (Truthout 2 April 2020) about the danger that the trial of George Floyd murderer Derek Chauvin is that it will promote the…
Prince Phillip’s death is no loss to most people
Contributed by Joe Montero I for one, will not be mourning the passing of Prince Phillip. Not just because he was a member of a…
G20 nations agree to act on emerging new debt crisis
Contributed by Joe Montero Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies known as the G20, came together on 7 April. They did so to talk…
Big business and Morrison government want the minimum wage frozen
Contributed by Joe Montero In its submission to the current minimum wage case, Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI) and Industry has put that Australia cannot…
Australia’s vaccine failure and the truth of Coronavirus
Contributed by Ben Wilson The rollout of the Coronavirus vaccinations falters. We have been told that the reason is Europe is holding back the supply…