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.
Abbott Point Port Authority chair used to work for Adani
Contributed from Queensland Brad Fish has been caught out being linked to Adani and he had to undergo “careful isolating” from official discussions and decisions…
Israeli strikes hit Syria
The following story has just come in from al Jazeera. Israel has launched missiles that have allegedly aimed at a Hezbollah arms depot near the…
Video: Nicola Sturgeon just said what no one else has dared to about the Tories
The leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party Nicola Sturgeon, mentions a few truths and implies that unity is needed to face a serious threat.
Trump tax reform to benefit the richest and himself
Contributed by Joe Montero According to the US Treasury secretary, Donald Trump is about to announce his new tax cuts and has billed it the…
The attack on Yassmin Abdel-Magied is unprincipled and wrong
Contributed by Jim Hayes The furor around Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s “lest we forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria and Palestine) ANZAC Day Facebook post,
