Anger rises over cheap labour at the Forrestfield airport tunnel link
Contributed from Western Australia Anger is growing on some of western Australia’s building sites and some other workplaces. There is the trouble at the Royal…
Chemical industry exposed by the surfacing of secret documents
The following by Sharon Lerner (The Intercept 27 July 2017), exposes the toxic chemical pollution caused by the chemical industry in the United Sates, with…
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…
Privatisation has damaged the economy says ACCC chief
Patrick Hutch (The Sydney Morning Herald 27 July 2017) reports that Rod Sims, the head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), stating that…
The fight for Justice for David Dungay Jr marches on
Contributed from New South Wales The family, friends and community of David Dungay Jr who died in shocking circumstances inside Long Bay Gaol on 29…
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…
Indigenous musician Yunupingu dies at 46
Contributed by Jim Hayes Renowned singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away in the Royal Darwin Hospital yesterday, after a long battle with kidney and liver…
Video: I’m blowing the whistle on the Trump administration
Joel Clement was director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Interior Department until last week. Then he was transferred to the department’s…
Elijah’s death was murder
This moving article by Gerry Georgatos (The Stringer Independent News 23 July 2017) details the relationship between racism in Western Australia and the death of indigenous Australians, including…
Calls made in Tasmania for changes to Centrelink payments
Centrelink’s cruelty is being felt in Tasmania too. Lucy Stone (The Examiner 21 July 2017) writes that this has prompted Anglicare, a key welfare provider, …
