Call for a super profit tax to create affordable housing is on the mark
Contributed by Joe Montero One of Australia’s biggest unions. The Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU) is launching a push for a major…
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BRICS block set to renew and become bigger
Contributed by Jim Hayes Reacting to increasingly uncertain economic times and political pressure from Washington to maintain American dominance over the global economy is causing…
The claim that pensioners have been given a big rise is an illusion
The following is a response to the latest announced age pension rise by Joe Montero who is the President of Fair Go For Pensioners (Victoria)….
Is the Voice proposal all it is cracked up to be?
Contributed by Joe Montero When the move towards the Voice for first nations peoples began to move in earnest, It seemed like quite a reasonable…
Older disabled Australians are being denied NDIS support
Contributed by Ben Wilson A massive class action over the blocking of over 65s from receiving support from the National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS). This…
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…
Liberal Party looks like heading towards an internal crisis
Contributed by Jim Hayes The Liberal party is showing signs of unravelling. The list of resigning members of parliament is telling. Christian Porter, Tony Smith,…
The Pandora Papers show the scale of global web of deceit for the rich and powerful
Contributed by Joe Montero The attest trove of leaked documents to go public have become known as the Pandora Papers. Those that have been released…
Victorian indigenous sacred site forcefully taken by police
Contributed by Ben Wilson In recent weeks Major Roads Projects Victoria have been encroaching further and further along the disputed proposed new highway route between…
Trump faction may still torpedo presidential election
Contributed by Jim Hayes Donald Trump continues to hedge his bets on the coming U.S. Presidential election. Fearful of bombing out on the polls, he…
