Price gouging fines targeting Coles and Woolworths are necessary
Contributed from Victoria The Albanese government’s decision to bring gin a law that imposes substantial fines on supermarkets guilty of price gouging is a good…
Economy
Video: BRICS drives de-dollarisation of global economy
Video from Lena Petrova Fifty-nine nations had applied to join the BRICS alliance on 10 June this year. The process of de-dollarisation has picked up…
Abysmal Centrelink payments create serious poverty and must be increased
Contributed from Victoria Given the neglect in last month’s budget of those who depend on Centrelink payments, the continuing lag far behind. So are the…
The CSIRO faces more cuts and loss of capacity for research
Contributed by Ben Wilson Something is very wrong when the nation’s most important research body is being gutted. This is exactly what the Albanese government…
This year’s deferral budget betrays the battlers and gives to the rich
The following response to this year’s federal budget was written by Joe Montero as President of Fair Go For Pensioners Victoria This week’s federal budget…
Looming crisis over Australia’s rising mortgage default rate
Contributed from Victoria Australia’s big banks report enormous profits and more households find themselves in severe financial stress. This is the ongoing story of Australia,…
Albanese committee report calls for big increase to JobSeeker
A report on the unemployment situation in Australia has received little attention, despite its critical importance as an indicator of the state of the Australian…
Australia’s 2024 budget and reliance on the market as the saviour of the economy
Contributed by Joe Montero As Australia edges towards the May budget, the leaks are starting to fall. Carefully selected and timed information leaks are traditionally…
The collapse of Bonza is yet one more episode in a badly controlled and monopolised industry
Contributed by Joe Montero Bonza is the Latest cut price flight airline to go down. This was in many ways inevitable. Difficulties faced by its…
Albanese promises a new manufacturing economy for Australia
Contributed by Joe Montero It appears that Australia’s prime minister is shifting towards greater interventionism to repair Australia’s economy. Does this mean neoliberalism has ended…
