New citizenship rules and the truth about Australian values
Contributed by Jim Hayes Waleed Aly was right to suggest in an interview with Steve Price (20 April) that the new citizen rules show Malcolm…
French politics has taken on a major shift
Contributed by Joe Montero As the French presidential election campaign enters its final days, there is one thing that stands above all else. Disillusionment traditional…
Video: Building vertical forests for clean air
From Futurism This incredible clip shows a project that is answering the problem of air pollution by building towers in Nanjing (China) covered in forest.
Centrelink debt collectors are being paid by commission
Contributed by a Centrelink recipient No doubt many will find that news that the Department of Human Services has farmed out its debt collecting on…
Josh died a year ago and work for the dole continues
Contributed by Ugly On Wednesday 19 April, the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union observed commemorations around Australia to mark a year since the death of Josh…
Russia and China challenge American armada near Korean Peninsula
Contributed from Victoria A few days ago, Russia and China dispatched intelligence-gathering vessels to follow the U.S.S. Carl Vinson in waters off the Korean Peninsula,
Turnbull gets rid of 457 visa and replaces it with what?
Contributed by Jim Hayes Yesterday, on the back of mounting evidence of their growing use by some employers, to bring in foreign workers as a…
The attack on Assange and WikiLeaks is a disgrace that Australia should stand against
Contributed by Adam Carlton The new attack launched by the new CIA Director (13 April 2017) against Julian Assange and its founder WikiLeaks is not…
Palestinians in Israeli jails hold mass hunger strike
Contributed by Jim Hayes More than two thousand Palestinians in Israeli jails have begun a mass hunger strike against detention conditions.
Australian governments are accused of failing indigenous peoples
Contributed from Queensland The Oxfam report released on 11 April shows that Australian governments have failed to achieve meaningful change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
