War
Government
COVID danger is spreading again and Australia must do better
By Adam Carlton The risk is real. It is now clear that the COVID pandemic is far from mover. This is nobody’s fault; Australia could be responding better. Australia has been lucky so far and […]
Centrelink
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 the creation of debt was deliberately engineered to discourage applying […]
Economy
A changing labour market has stolen from the incomes of most Australians
By Joe Montero A report from the McKell Institute says average wages growth has been falling since 2013. Average wages are now $250 a week below where they would be if their growth had continued […]
Housing
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 change in direction to avoid the bigger crisis that is […]
Centrelink
A new attack on the unemployed is on the way and there is good reason to oppose it
By Adam Carlton The federal government is trying to rush a bill though parliament, imposing measures to make it even harder to get unemployment payments. Applicants for an unemployment benefit will be forced, to complete […]
Health
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. How is it that this could be happening in such […]
Health
New Medicare cut is part of ambition to destroy Australia’s affordable public health system
By Jim Hayes Scott Morrison and his government are carrying out another major attack on Medicare. This time via an overhaul to raise health costs and downgrade the quality of access to care at the same […]
