The push for change and the resistance of union and Labor old guard
Contributed by Joe Montero The report in The Australian (20 July 2017) about some former Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Labor Party leaders…
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Dual citizenship denial is wrong
Contributed by Joe Montero Opponents of One Nation, and especially those who cringe over Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts’ ridiculous political claims, might be chuckling over…
Arrest of young people and teachers in the Philippines condemned
Contributed by Karapatan Karapatan has condemned the recent arrest and detention of five youths and three, teachers after staging a recent protest during the…
Australian government moving to further restrict democratic rights
Contributed from Queensland In a move that is of no surprise to anybody, Malcolm Turnbull has announced two new measures that are said to be…
Increase of spying in Australia announced in London
Contributed by Adam Carlton While in London, Malcolm Turnbull let out that Australia’s spy bodies will be re-organised and integrated under a single office. It…
Questions surround AFP’s response to metadata breach
The following article by John Power (The New Daily 12 July 2017), should raise concern from anyone who values the right not to be put…
Medicare information is being sold on the Internet
Contributed by Ben Wilson Beware. Personal information handed over to a government authority is not secure. Evidence of this has come out via an expose…
Turnbull Continues Assault on Civil Liberties
This article by Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim (Sydney Criminal Lawyers 16 June 2017) was prompted by Malcolm Turnbull’s National Security Statement last week and…
Gillian Triggs says Australia’s politicians leading assault on democratic ideals
Elle Hunt (The Guardian Australia 8 June 2017) presents the view of the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, who argues that…
OECD says one third of Australian age pensioners live in poverty
Contributed by Ugly There is something terribly wrong, when older Australians living on the Age Pension are forced to live in poverty. According to a…
