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…
Wollar’s Bev Smiles faces jail over mine protest
Contributed by Ugly Wollar environmental activist Bev Smiles is prepared to go to jail after becoming one of the first people in NSW to be…
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 –…
