The Guardian • Issue #1999 • March 21, 2022
Issue #1999
Climate change – ACT NOW!
Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the floods along the east coast of Australia as a “one-in-a-100-year event”; NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet called them a “one-in-1000-year...
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Issue #1999
“Raise the age” bill not recommended by Qld committee
Last week, the Community Support and Services Committee recommended the Parliament of Queensland not pass Greens MP Michael Berkman’s private Members’ bill, which attempted to...
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Issue #1999
ON DEFENCE: ALP and Coalition of little difference
There is little more powerful evidence of how far the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has moved from traditional social democracy than its current policies on...
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Issue #1999
Morrison government decisions have left the average worker $800 poorer
If you were left flabbergasted by the numbers at the supermarket checkout last week, you weren’t the only one. The cost of living has rocketed...
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Issue #1999
TWU wins enforceable rates for couriers & Amazon flex drivers in landmark decision
The Transport Workers’ Union has won a landmark determination that means couriers will receive significant improvements to their enforceable rates of pay – including world-first...
Read moreThe Menzies years
The Liberal Party has created an image of 1950s Australia as a golden age of order and prosperity under the government of Robert Menzies (1949–1966)....
Read morePutin’s mistake: Russia, Ukraine, and the national question
On a number of occasions, Vladimir Putin has said that Russia and Ukraine are a “single nation.” This statement has been completely misunderstood in the...
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Issue #1999
Fraternal greetings for the 14th Congress of the CPA
Below are further greetings from our fraternal parties from around the globe, sending us messages of well wishes and solidarity. More will be published in...
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UWU welcomes Vic govt sick pay guarantee
This morning’s launch of the Sick Pay Guarantee scheme in Victoria has been warmly welcomed by the United Workers’ Union (UWU). The scheme which guarantees...
Read moreSamoan workers pressured to quit union, told unions are for “white people”
It emerged last month that Samoan workers have been pressured by a senior official of their government not to join trade unions in Australia. Aufa’i...
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