Doughnut economics does not really provide the answer
Contributed by Joe Montero George Monbiot is a thinker who has deservedly won widespread respect. He wrote an article that appeared in The Pen yesterday….
Where is Australia going when homeless are mistreated?
Contributed by Fiona Ross (Friends of Public Housing) On 7th February 2017, controversial proposed changes to the City of Melbourne’s bylaws were passed narrowly –…
Is the doughnut a breakthrough alternative to growth economics?
George Monbiot (The Guardian 12 April 2017) writes about the growth paradigm that has been the cornerstone of orthodox economists. Is there is limit…
The French election and the Mélenchon wild card
Contributed by Joe Montero It seems that the political climate in France is changing. Following a common world trend, the two traditional establishment parties. As…
Video: Australian Conservation Foundation aims to stop Adani
Contributed from New South Wales The Australian Conservation Foundation has lifted its campaign to turn up the heat to put a stop to the giant…
China warns of ‘storm clouds gathering’ on the Korean Peninsula
Contributed by Jim Hayes China has warned that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could spin out of control. What China says is important, because it…
Video: Assange answers accusations over Russian connection
From Democracy Now Interview with Julian Assange on the fiction about the Russia connection with the Podesta files and last year’s American presidential election
Opposition to Wilpinjong mine leads to three arrests
Contributed by Ugly Opponents of the Wilpingjong mine near Wollar in New South Wales, picketed the Mudgee town hall on Tuesday,
CIA’s 1983 document reveals plan to destroy Syria
This is worthwhile background reading that contributes to the understanding of the real purpose behind the United States missile attack on Syria last week. Written…
Video: The Great Barrier Reef is dying
This disturbing video clip was sent by the Climate Council and highlights just how seriously the the Great Barrier Reef has bee damaged by global…
