One Nation restructure and One Nation’s ongoing problems
Contributed by Adam Carlton As much as Andrew Bolt might deny it, his beloved One Nation is in trouble. Bolt may dismiss the party’s internal…
Adani’s giant coal mine has been given unlimited water
Contributed from Queensland The Queensland government has now given billionaire Gautam Adani’s company unlimited access to water – for 60 years.
Today marks 49 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Contributed by Joe Montero Today marks the 49 anniversary of the 1968 assassination of American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr, who was…
The world seems to have conveniently forgotten about the Panama Papers
Remember the Panama Papers, the treasure trove released by WikiLeaks that exposed the extent of tax evasion through the use of tax havens? It did…
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…
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…
Turnbull warns party faithful against drift to the right
Contributed by Jim Hayes Speaking at the Liberal Party State Council meeting on the weekend in Melbourne, Malcolm Turnbull warned against the party drifting to…
U.S. boycotts U.N. talks on nuclear ban while spending trillions to modernise nuclear arsenal
From Democracy Now Full interview with Princeton’s Zia Mian about the proposed U.N. nuclear ban treaty, the U.S. boycott and the U.S. trillion-dollar plan to…
Strikers at Fletcher Insulation are determined to fight on
Contributed from Victoria Striking workers are holding an around-the-clock picket outside their Dandenong factory over a proposed new workplace agreement.
