Shift Australia Day to another date
Contributed by Ben Wilson For no good reason, John Howard selected 26 January to celebrate Australia’s day as a nation. There is nothing wrong with…
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What happened on 11 September 1973 is important
Contributed by Joe Montero Yesterday, 11 September, marked an ominous day in the calendrer. For Australia this is when popular rebel Ned Kelly was hanged…
Donald Trump case is about which faction of Wall Street will dominate
Contributed by Joe Montero Donald Trump has finally been arrested and charged with criminal offenses and faces 37 counts of having committed federal crimes. This…
Peter Dutton is a product of the mess inside the liberal Party
Contributed by Jim Hayes Peter Dutton seems to be getting himself in all sorts of trouble. The latest is his clumsy performance on the Voice…
An Australian is being held to be illegally extradited from Australia to the United States
Contributed by Joe Montero Daniel Duggan is an Australian citizen who migrated here from the United States years ago. He made a home here with…
Australia must protect whistleblowers who expose what we have a right to know
Contributed by Joe Montero Any change of government attitude that steers away from the persecution of whistleblowers revealing truths that are of public interest is…
The reality behind the rise of the political far right in Europe
Contributed by Jim Hayes The apparent rise of fascist like movements and governments in Europe is grabbing worldwide attention and worry. Something is afoot. The…
Scott Morrison attempted power grab and a drift towards big brother government
Contributed by Joe Montero Through Scott Morrison’s time as Prime Minister, the limited transparency of Australian government became even smaller. His inclinations towards secrecy, bullying,…
Death of Queen leaves behind an institution with little legitimacy
Contributed by Jim Hayes The big news today is the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Many are paying tribute to…
There are better ways to stop inflation than by hiking interest rates
Richard D Wolf, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, wrote the following. It was first published by the Pressenza International Press Agency…
