Centrelink payments must rise to avoid a looming poverty crisis
Contributed by Joe Montero An Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) survey has shown that 96 percent of those on Centrelink payments say they are…
Health
Make Covid vaccines a public good to ensure that heath needs come first
Contributed by Joe Montero A major impediment to fighting Covid infection has been that vaccinations have been big business for pharmaceutical companies manufacturing the vaccines….
Quick easing of Covid restrictions irresponsibly risks an even bigger outbreak
Contributed by Joe Montero New South Wales is to follow Scott Morrison’s call to end Covid restrictions with indecent haste. Victoria is being pressured to…
Covid is widening Australia’s income and health gap
Contributed from Victoria As major inequities in the vaccine roll out emerge, ACOSS and UNSW Sydney have today released a report showing the relationship between…
Iceland wins 36 hour week and Australia can too
Contributed by Joe Montero Iceland has won a 36 hour working week and no reduction in wages. Support for shorter working hours gained public support…
Morrison government is trying to scuttle a proper response to the pandemic
Contributed from Victoria There is indecent haste in the push to end lockdown and other safety measures against the Covid pandemic, and Scott Morrison is…
A better response to Covid means a national plan and treating people with respect
Contributed by Jim Hayes The Delta variant of Covid has spread across Australia and is not going away any time soon. This is the new…
Sydney’s Covid response is too weak and letting Australia down
Contributed from New South Wales The big global lesson of the Covid-19 experience is that the best way to fight it is to go out…
Delta COVID variant has exposed Australia’s failure to be properly prepared
Contributed by Jim Hayes The rise of the new and more virulent Delta strain Covid virus has exposed insufficient preparation across Australia. Far too little…
Are Tokyo’s Olympics In Peril?
The Tokyo Olympic Games are nearly here and the rising rate of Covid infection in Japan is casting a cloud over them. There is a…
