Time to end vilification of people unemployed
Contributed from New South Wales The Australian Council of Social Service has called for an end to media attacks on people who are unemployed and…
Syria and the struggle against the International despotism of Wall Street
Stephen Gowans, writer and producer of the popular what’s left website, writes on the connection between the unfolding events in Syria, the drive of corporate…
University students set to face higher fees as government increases pace to privatisation
Contributed by Ugly This is disgraceful. Malcolm Turnbull and his cronies have decided to slug students even more.
Government intends to cut funding of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Contributed by Joe Montero The Turnbull government intends to change the prescribing software used by doctors, which will set a default on generic options
Who is likely win the coming British election and what is important?
Contributed by Jim Hayes What do the Jeremy Corbyn phenomenon and the anti-austerity platform mean for the United Kingdom?
Will the Federal budget launch a new era in social and affordable housing?
Contributed by a social housing activist News is that there may be a pitch for social housing in the coming budget.
Media continues to ignore historic hunger strike underway in Israeli prisons
Vijay Prashad (AlterNet April 25, 2017) writes about the plight of political prisoners in Israeli prisons who are denied basic human rights, many of…
Brazil gripped by strike against austerity
Contributed by Jim Hayes A 24-hour general strike that began yesterday, called by Brazil’s unions has lifted the campaign to pressure president Michel Temer to…
Westpac pulls away from Adani and coal
Contributed by Ben Wilson The campaign to shame Westpac, into withdrawing any support to finance the Adani Carmichael Mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, has achieved…
Some more spending promised in a budget with a big sting
Contributed by Joe Montero It is customary to leak out a few hints about an approaching federal government budget. This time round it is different.
