The Irish potato famine was caused by wealthy landlords who prized profit over people and thousands starved
We have all heard about the Irish potato famine, but not so many are aware that it was the result of Britain’s Irish policy favouring…
Underemployment skyrockets to 1.1 million Australians
Contributed by Joe Montero Underemployment continues to rise and along with it Australia’s working poor.
Video: What the ABCC means to working people
From the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union Yesterday independent John Madigan gave the Senate a chilling insight into what the ABCC would mean for…
Pensioners to be target of welfare card cut
Contributed by an age pensioner A leaked federal government document shows the government’s intention to take concession cards from pensioners and it will cost an…
Doug and Sue Stubbs need financial support because of treatment by Centrelink
Contributed by Ugly Doug Stubbs and his wife Sue, who live at Collingwood Park in southwest Brisbane, are doing it hard, because Centrelink has refused…
Queensland premier to take majors on a junket to India
Contributed from Queensland If anything is as clear as day, it is that Gautam Adani and his company are adept at courting the favour of…
Asbestos workers strike over 25 percent wage cut
Contributed from Western Australia Cape, a company subcontracting for mining company Alcoa, tried to blackmail its workers into signing a new agreement that would cut…
Trump and Merkel show rising tension between the two centres of power
Contributed by Joe Montero US president Donald Trump and his German counterpart Angela Merkel met yesterday in Washington. The frost between the two leaders was…
Ian Chappell answers George Christensen and other critics
Contributed by Ben Wilson The attack by Liberal MP George Christensen on former cricketer Ian Chappell’s and other prominent Australians, for opposing Adani’s Carmichael coal…
Video: Israel is imposing an Apartheid Regime on the Palestinian People
From Democracy Now For the first time, a United Nations agency has commissioned a report that directly accuses Israel of imposing an “apartheid regime”
