The Guardian • Issue #2066 • August 21, 2023
Privatisation of government
The PwC/Tax Office scandal has brought to the fore some of the serious issues that arise when government functions are contracted out to the private,...
Read more(Bank) Business as usual
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has just declared a 10.2 billion dollar profit. Its CEO has received 8 million dollars in bonuses. On top of...
Read moreRevolving doors of greed
The public sector and parliamentary corridors are infested with personnel from private enterprise, and not just the Big Four accounting/consultancy firms. They weave in and...
Read moreSunshine Coast Branch – YES Campaign
The Sunshine Coast Branch was very active in July with our YES campaign flier and banner drop. The region north of Brisbane covers a diverse...
Read moreVale Peter Andrew
That’s what Boss Tweed demanded of his goons, but the cartoons exposing his gangster rule over politics kept coming. Tweed was a US politician most...
Read moreCuba: revolutionary continuity
The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS) welcomed young Cubans, Marianniz Diaz and Ivan Barreto to Perth on 11th - 14th August 2023. Their visit was the final leg...
Read moreTalisman Sabre 23
Talisman Sabre 23 Talisman Sabre 23 came to Australia amid a blast of PR media showing big war machines whipping through the seas along our...
Read moreDINGO
Gambling harm is profound. It is not just financial, it is also social. It impacts mental health, leads to other health issues, and too often...
Read moreNurses against subs
NSW Nurses and Midwives Association delegates call for spending on healthcare, education, and the environment – not nuclear submarines. The NSWNMA has joined growing public...
Read moreUS spies take over
At the recent AUSMIN (Australia-United States Ministerial) talks in Brisbane, it was announced that US intelligence operatives will be integrated into Australia’s Defence Intelligence Organisation...
Read moreFive-minute strike wage loss
Queensland Catholic employers have been warned against major wage deduction of employees’ pay over a five-minute work stoppage next week. Thousands of Queensland Catholic school...
Read moreGREEN NOTES
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) was one of the Conventions that arose out of the 1992 Rio Earth summit. It receives far less...
Read moreGLOBAL BRIEFS
YEMEN: Five United Nations officials who were kidnapped in the country 18 months ago have walked free, the UN said last week. In a brief...
Read moreLETTERS
Unlucky Australians Dear Comrade Editor I sent through this review for your new POTTED REVIEWS section via telegram, but it looks like the CPA has...
Read moreCapitalism’s Global Food Crisis
The world is suffering from a dire food crisis. On 20 July India, the world’s leading rice exporter, supplying 40 per cent of the global...
Read moreWeapons corporations are making a killing
Weapons corporations are making a killing exporting terror around the world. While the USA’s top five weapons contractors make profits topping $200 billion, they’re never...
Read moreHALF THE SKY
A report on sexual violence court cases in NSW has found that reforms to the justice system over the past 40 years have made improvements...
Read more“Keep Fighting AUKUS”
Joon Shik Shin’s business card gives his profession as “peace activist.” He has been a long-time worker for unions and the peace movement in both...
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