Worldwide rallies for Australian government action to free Julian Assange
Contributed by Joe Montero government should do more to demand his release. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone on the record more than once to…
Video: Thousands in Seoul protest Japan’s release of radioactive water from Fukushima
Japan’s release of radioactive water into the sea has been condemned by its neighbours and many Japanese citizens as well. Those depending on the fishing industry…
Government sits on climate report and covers the lack of sufficient action
Contributed by Joe Montero The Australia government won’t release the climate crisis report from the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) it has in its hands and…
Nature of Yes campaign is driving Voice referendum to a No result
Contributed by Glen Davis I wrote in The Pen a few months back. May 8 to be exact, about some of the difficulties of winning…
Major gas producer uses threat against rights to intimidate opponents
Contributed by Jim Hayes Woodside Energy is on the warpath. This is one of the biggest gas extraction companies operating in Australia, and it is…
Japan releases radioactive water into the sea
Contributed from Victoria Japan has gone ahead and released contaminated water from the damaged nuclear Fukushima and ignored the pleas from neighbouring countries and affected local…
Striking American workers face another opponent: U.S. labor laws
California-based writer and broadcaster Mark Kreidler, outlines difficulties in the way of workers joining unions in the United States of America (Capital and Main 18…
Australia wants the government to bring in rent control
Contributed by Jim Hayes An essential poll has just revealed that three quarters of Australia believes that rents should be capped or frozen until economic…
Labor national conference commits to do almost nothing about the big issues
Contributed by Joe Montero Two and a half days of the Labor Party conference that ended on Saturday (19 August 2023) produced no surprises. The…
Only genuinely clean hydrogen can help solve the climate crisis
As prime minister heading a Coalition government, Malcolm Turnbull was hostage and unable to act on reducing Australia’s carbon emissions. Now he heads the Green…
