Australian warships to contribute more to raising tensions on the Korean peninsula
Contributed by Ben Wilson Just as the world is starting to breath a small sigh of relief over the Korea issue, US president Donald Trump…
Adani tax dodging is coming to light
Contributed by Jim Hayes The controversial Adani empire is set to face the High Court in Delhi (India) on 25 October, over allegations that companies…
Video: UN leader speaks out on refugees and stereotyping
When opening the General Assembly of the United Nations last week, its General Secretary António Guterres began by saying “I myself am a migrant,…
Campaigning in South Australia for Newstart increase
Contributed from South Australia The Anti-Poverty Network in South Australia, with the support of the South Australia Council of Social Service and Uniting Communities, is…
Catalans step up to defend their referendum
Contributed by Joe Montero As voting day came in for the Catalan referendum on independence, thousands of people occupied polling stations that the Spanish government…
Catalonia heading for a showdown
Editorial Comment The unfolding of the independence referendum battle in Catalonia is an historic event because it will have long lasting consequences for both sides….
Catalan referendum heading for a showdown
Contributed by Joe Montero As Catalonia closes in on the independence referendum on 1 October, Spain’s Central government steps up its efforts to stop the…
Glencore wash plant workers join miners against contract work
Contributed from Townsville Glencore is another employer trying to turn its permanent workforce at the Oaky North into contractors. In its effort to enforce compliance…
It dropped like a bomb on the town
This story from The Council of Single Mother and their Children (26 September 2017) is a first hand account, of the experience of one person…
Banned West Papua independence petition handed to UN
Contributed by Ugly Exiled West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda has presented a smuggled out petition to the United Nations’ decolonisation committee, bearing the signatures…
