The Guardian • Issue #1995 • February 14, 2022
ADF deployed to band-aid aged care crisis
Staff shortages across the aged care sector continue to sink the industry into a deepening crisis. The Australian Government has announced that 1700 Australian Defence...
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Issue #1995
ABC cuts need to stop
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has been a federal budget target for the Coalition since it first returned to office in 2013. Since that time,...
Read moreSocialism and capitalism: a tale of two approaches to enforcing environmental laws
It is no secret that in some societies, certain harmful activities go unpunished. For example, in the framework of a capitalist society, white-collar crimes are...
Read more“Grants” for homeowners, but “handouts” for renters
“Living with other people, you start off in that nice accommodating phase. “Okay we’re going to get on.” You try really hard. It’s all going...
Read morePay rises, job security, and a fair outcome for wharfies secured at Patrick Terminals
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is pleased to advise that at the 11th hour, an in-principle agreement with Patrick Terminals’ management has been struck...
Read moreCommonwealth pushes to rework national curriculum
Federal Education Minister Stuart Robert has gone public with his belief that school curriculums should be teaching our kids “what it means to be Australian.”...
Read moreFar-right surges as French elections draw near
With the French presidential elections little over two months away, the first round scheduled for the 10th April, polls show a surging far right and...
Read moreNeo-nazis active in Ukraine as White House adds 3,000 troops
There’s an increasingly surreal air regarding the war scare over Ukraine. The original roles in the drama seem to be reversed. Back in December, Ukrainian...
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