The Guardian • Issue #1967 • June 28, 2021
Govt white-ants super yet again
On 17th June, the government rushed through both Houses legislation on superannuation.
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Issue #1967
Uber will pay anything to not pay liveable wage!
Last year, Amita Gupta, a food delivery driver with Uber, took the company to the Federal Court for being “sacked after she was 10 minutes late with a food delivery.”
Read moreWA police access COVID app
The WA government has butted heads with their police force over the police’s ability to access data from the state’s contact-tracing app, SafeWA.
Read moreJournalism, juvenile pranks, or domestic terrorism?
YouTube-based comedian and political commentator Jordan Shanks, known as “friendlyjordies,” posted a video on 14th June titled “arrested.”
Read moreMurugappan family reunited, but still a long way to go
On Tuesday, 15th June, the Murugappan family were reunited in Perth, pending a government decision on whether they will be allowed to stay in Australia permanently.
Read moreUK free trade deal sells out Aussie workers
Scott Morrison’s proposed UK free trade deal with Boris Johnson cuts the legs out from under Australian workers.
Read moreJoyce, Morrison, and the battle over net zero emissions
On 21st July, the National Party of Australia replaced their leader Michael McCormack with former leader Barnaby Joyce.
Read moreClimate cooperation cancelled with largest trading partner over baseless national security concerns
A cooperative research partnership between Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and China’s Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM) has been cancelled.
Read morePutin-Biden summit
On 16th June, an event advertised as at least noteworthy occurred in Geneva: the Putin-Biden summit.
Read moreCPA greeting to the Centenary of the Communist Party of China
On the historic occasion of the centenary of the founding of your esteemed Party, the CPA sends its fraternal greetings and congratulations.
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