Hanson wants autistic and other disabled children to be taken from the classroom
Contributed by Joe Montero Pauline Hanson has sunk to a new political low, by calling for autistic and other disabled students to be removed from…
Australia stops Syria air strikes
Contributed by Jim Hayes Australia has been forced to stop, at least for now, military air over Syrian skies. The catalyst is the shooting down…
Attack on John Setka is unjust and a threat to workplace safety
Contributed by Joe Montero The media attack on John Setka, the Victorian secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union is both unjust and…
Workers march for penalty rates and safe workplaces
Contributed by Ugly At least 30,000 of us gathered at the Trades Hall in Melbourne and marched, to let the government know we will not…
Hero firefighter shares powerful personal account of London tragedy
The following is an edited account of a Grenfell firefighter’s experience that was posted anonymously on the Save the UK Fire Service Facebook page….
Through the eye of a needle in North Richmond
Contributed by Adam Andrews Last year, 170 Victorians were found dead in their communities, their bodies discovered in back alleys, front yards, car parks and…
Turnbull Continues Assault on Civil Liberties
This article by Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim (Sydney Criminal Lawyers 16 June 2017) was prompted by Malcolm Turnbull’s National Security Statement last week and…
Australian government pays heavy penalty for Manus mistreatment
Compensation for those at the Manus detention camp in PNG is in effect, a government admission of mistreatment, which is politically awkward and undermines its…
What is behind next month’s electricity and gas price hikes?
Contributed from Queensland When the news year starts on July 1, some Australian states will experience hefty rises in the price of electricity and gas….
Penalty rate cut will depress Australia and help to destroy the Turnbull government
Contributed by Joe Montero It is obvious that the move by the Turnbull government to cut penalty rates for many Australians is producing a backlash….
