Youth underemployment is the highest it’s been in 40 years
Contributed by Adam Carlton The Brotherhood of St Laurence has just released a report that has found youth unemployment in Australia is the highest it…
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Brazilians protest against changes to pension system
Contributed from Victoria Tens of thousands of people took taken part in 1 April protests across Brazil, against planned reforms to the pension system, continuing…
Legal centres battle for funding reinstatement as Brandis denies it’s been cut
Contributed by Ben Wilson Community legal centres around Australia find themselves flooded with requests for help from people facing robo-debt and other issues at the…
WikiLeaks exposes CIA internet hacking programs
Contributed from Queensland Yesterday (31 March 2017), WikiLeaks releasedmore files from the Vault 7 collection of leaked documents, which includes software and associated manuals used…
Senate blocks changes to section 18C of Racial Discrimination Act
Contributed by Joe Montero The numbers were there in the Senate last night, to throw out the government’s proposed to Section 18C of the Racial…
Malcolm Turnbull tries to contain backlash from Indigenous and ethnic groups over change to the Racial Discrimination Act
This article by Katharine Murphy and Christopher Knaus from The Guardian (21 March 2017), provides as very good explanation of where the attempt to change…
Sally McManus is right to endorse breaking of unjust laws
Contributed by Joe Montero Incoming Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary, Sally McManus, has had the courage to come out and publicly state, on…
Judge turns on ABCC for wasting time over minor incident
Contributed by Joe Montero Last Friday, Federal Court judge Tony North has blasted the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
Bill Leak left behind a legacy of hate and hurt for his victims
Contributed from Victoria Cartoonist Bill Leak has died at 61 of a suspected heart attack.
Howards foray into union rally was no accident
Contributed by Joe Montero Former Prime Minister John Howard’s walks into a Sydney rally of union members and it’s an accident. Hardly.
