Stormont in crisis as Sinn Fein destroys DUP’s overall majority for the first time
The following article appeared in the Independent today (5 March 2018) is from Siobhan Fenton. It deals with the with result of the recent Stormont…
The $9 billion home affordability scheme is to be dumped
This article appeared in the Australian (10 February 2016) and was sent to us by Friends of Public Housing (Victoria). In an accompanying note, it is…
Affordable housing must be regarded as a human right
Contributed by Joe Montero There is a debate in Australia, over the need for affordable housing. At present, it is seriously limited. The argument is…
Company profits surge to record highs and Turnbull wants to give them a tax cut
Contributed by Joe Montero In a recent article in The Age (27 February 2017), Eryk Bagshaw wrote that company profits have surged to record highs,…
The Peter Lalor Family Co-operative
Contributed by Glen In the years following the end of World War 2, the suburb of Lalor was built in the North of Melbourne. Nowadays…
Jaysen and Paula become two more Centrelink’s victims
Contributed from Queensland Jaysen Searle has brain damage, can’t sit up on his own and, despite being only 46, is living in an aged care…
Judith Sloan starts renewable blame for Coca Cola closure
The closure of the Coca Cola plant in South Australia and the loss of almost 200 jobs, is another blow to the state. It…
Video: Raising a brown boy in today’s America
From Scroll.in Valarie Kaul,ho a civil rights lawyer, delivers a moving speech and passionately calls for an end to hate in America.
Video: Jorge Ramos documents American hate politcs
From Fusion This documentary “Hate Rising” was filmed during the US presidential election campaign last year, but remains just as relevant today. The Fusion production…
Video: Antarctica hit record-breaking 63F temperature
From Live Science This story by Laura Geggel a Senior Writer with Live Science (2 March 2017) is disturbing and shows that the problem of…
