Government fights to keep secret Robo Debt documents
The government is fighting hard to prevent the disclosure of documents that stand to expose the political nature of the Robo Debt program. Allegations that…
A changing labour market has stolen from the incomes of most Australians
Contributed by Joe Montero A report from the McKell Institute says average wages growth has been falling since 2013. Average wages are now $250 a…
Move in Timor-Leste to give highest honour to Australia’s witness K
Contributed by Ben Wilson José Ramos-Horta, the Independence leader, Nobel peace prize winner, and former President of Timor-Leste, , has praised Australian former spy and…
The UN is moving to list the Great Barrier Reef as threatened by global warming
Contributed by Jim Hayes United Nations officials have begun moves to put Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the UNSCO list of “in danger” world heritage…
Morrison government and media join in hypocritical and false defence of democracy
Contributed by Joe Montero There is a great deal of hypocrisy when the Morrison government and big media led by Rupert Murdoch’s empire make a…
A new attack on the unemployed is on the way and there is good reason to oppose it
Contributed by Adam Carlton The federal government is trying to rush a bill though parliament, imposing measures to make it even harder to get unemployment…
Meteoric house price rises risk devastating Aussie economy
Jessica Yun writes (Yahoo finance 15 June 2021), the still fast rising cost of housing is hurting people, experts agree, and there mut be a…
The Morrison government is trying to walk away from protecting Australia’s environment
Contributed from Queensland The Morrison government is trying to push through legislation to weaken Australia’s environmental law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999….
Biloela family out of Christmas Island but they haven’t won their freedom yet
Contributed from Victoria Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has given the Murugappan family the go ahead to live in the community detention in Perth. They will…
Doctors reveal crisis in Australian emergency departments
Melissa Davey’s account of the state of emergency departments in Australia hospitals (The Guardian 15 June 2021) should be of great concern to all Australia….
