Rights
Bigots crawl out to attack nine-year old for not standing for anthem
By Joe Montero Australia’s army of bigots have jumped on the bandwagon, taking a nine-year old girl, for refusing to stand for the national anthem at school.
Articles by The Editor
Economy
Landmark legal action being launched against the banks
By Ben Wilson Legal firm Slater and Gordon has launched Australia’s biggest ever class action. Up to 5 million, or one in three Australians, could be involved in seeking compensation, for alleged superannuation rip-offs. It […]
Unions
Why this UOW academic had to return to work four days after breast cancer surgery
This article by Agron Latifi (Illawarra Mercury 9 September 2018), through the story of one individual lays out why Australia’s academics are so upset by their lack of employment security the National Tertiary Education Union […]
Unions
Threat to deregister construction union is a threat to the rights of all of us
By Jim Hayes Indications that prime minister Scott Morrison may be moving to deregister the Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU), should set the alarm bells ringing for anyone who values a fair […]
Economy
Poverty is growing and the economy is not
by Joe Montero A report from the Productivity Commission just out, has revealed that the number of Australians living below the Henderson poverty line has not gone down over the past 27 years
Economy
Criminal charges for bank officials are not enough
By Joe Montero The revelations coming out of the Financial Services Royal Commission have been on a scale that has led to recommendations for prosecutions over thousands of illegal acts.
Media
Kevin Rudd is right to call Murdoch a cancer
By Jim Hayes Kevin Rudd did the right thing to call out Rupert Murdoch as a “cancer eating away at the heart of Australian democracy.”
Centrelink
Push for justice impact test to help avoid robodebt-style policy bungles
Paul Karp (The Guardian 23 August 2018) The potential of new laws to place further strain on the justice system should be considered before they are implemented, the Law Council of Australia has said, citing […]
