São Paulo’s homeless seize the city
The following is by Jonathan Watts (The Guardian 27 November 2017) and gives a good account of the growing squatter mo0vment in Brazil’s in São Paulo. It…
The following is by Jonathan Watts (The Guardian 27 November 2017) and gives a good account of the growing squatter mo0vment in Brazil’s in São Paulo. It…
Contributed by Joe Montero The banks are pressing the federal government to open industry superannuation funds to them, by allowing employers greater discretion in choosing…
Contributed by Glen No longer do existing teams appear, but new franchises, where older concepts like playing for your team, your local side, are deemed…
Editorial comment Last Friday, The Pen published a contribution that suggested a Labor win at Saturday’s state election in Queensland would be the best result….
Contributed from Queensland The Queensland election has nearly come and gone, and the polls are suggesting that Labor will remain in office tomorrow. Given what…
Contributed from New South Wales APA contractors were caught trespassing on a farm near Coonamble, on the central-western plains of New South Wales on Monday….
Contributed by ugly PNG police, with the involvement of Australian Federal Police, moved in yesterday to forcefully remove the occupiers from the detention centre on…
Peter Hannam reports (Sydney Morning Herald 19 November 2017) that the former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, has condemned the…
Contributed by Ben Wilson The battle against the attempt by ice cream maker Streets to slash wages is over.
Contributed by a pensioner Reeling from the exposure over the inhumane way Centrelink treats those it is supposed to be helping, seems to have taught…