Uber Xploitation: Uber’s secret settlement presages a wave of lawsuits.
Callum Foote. 8 February 2021 The Government’s fetish for deregulation plays right into the hands of predatory multinationals Uber and Deliveroo, which exploit Australia’s...
A rightful place, from colonisation to reconciliation.
Paul Wright. 8 February 2021 In the lead-up to Survival Day this year, three key reports have been released, the Interim Report to the...
Coalition’s political games don’t mix well with existential threat.
Ian Chubb. 8 February 2021 We could secure a spectacular future for ourselves and help the planet. Instead the federal government dodges the hard...
Rowan Ireland. Fratelli tutti: sisters & brothers all.
An urgent call to all people of goodwill to unite in a politics of brother/sisterhood. My title, I hope, captures the central concern of...
Sue Wareham. Let’s face it, Australia goes to war far too easily.
1 December 2020 The Brereton Report will shine a light on alleged war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan. It is expected that...
Peter Sainsbury. Does anyone really believe we’re going to avert a climate catastrophe?
1 December 2020. An energy transition is under way, but it is too slow to avert a climate catastrophe, and it ignores many other...
Sarah Puls. Hundreds forced into destitution as crucial support withdrawn.
The Government’s move to cut support to 576 refugees and asylum seekers is a further blow to an already vulnerable group in their struggle...
Editorial. Peter Whiting. A world of uncertainty after Covid-19.
1 November 2020. As this newsletter is published, voting in the US elections is under way, with commentators speculating from the polls that Biden...
Hamish McDonald. Sabres rattling in Beijing.
1 November 2020. With the Taiwan dilemma deepening, Australia might be forced to take a stand As the United States gets closer to an...
John Menadue. LobbyLand: the scourge of powerful special interests & lobbyists.
1 November 2020 A major reason for the loss of trust in governments and parliaments is the way powerful special interests with their lobbyists...
Clare Johnstone. The Pandemic and its impact on prisoners.
1 November 2020. Many of us working in the criminal justice sector were dreading, but not surprised by, the arrival of positive cases of...