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Wealthy schools win

By on January 8, 2012 in Social justice

Govt. Funding Increases Have Favoured the Wealthiest Schools New figures show that Australia’s wealthiest school sector received the biggest increases in government funding over much of the past decade. Government funding of Independent schools has increased by nearly double the rate of increase for government schools since 2001-02. It has left Independent schools much better [...]

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Tears of Gaza

By on December 31, 2011 in Social justice, US politics, Video

Tears of Gaza is a gut-wrenching full length promotional documentary (83mins) of the 2008-2009 bombing of Gaza by the Israeli military, three years ago to the day. It uses actual footage from local Palestinian crews of the bombs falling, the terror of the Palestinians targeted and the ensuing chaos of getting the wounded to overcrowded [...]

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Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra against the ‘Second Intervention

By on December 6, 2011 in Aboriginal, Social justice

Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra criticises Gillard’s ‘Second Intervention’ otherwise known as ‘Stronger Futures in the NT’, a new Commonwealth Government initiative from Minister Macklin that maintains key racists powers introduced through Howard’s NT Intervention. Dr Gondarra is a Senior Elder from Elcho Island. This message was screened in Sydney on Saturday December 3, at a [...]

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Rich schools to get more?

By on December 6, 2011 in Public Policy, Social justice

Outlandish Funding Bonanza for Private Schools ‘A report published today by the public education advocacy group, Save Our Schools, finds that two voucher models of school funding proposed to the Gonski Review would deliver billions of dollars in additional funding for private schools and no increases for government schools. Trevor Cobbold, author of the report [...]

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ACTU claims

By on November 22, 2011 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Social justice, Workers Rights

Unions condemn employer militancy, pledge to improve and strengthen workers’ rights 22/11/2011 Unions have today resolved to vigorously defend workers’ rights against a new wave of employer militancy that is threatening the livelihoods of working Australians. A meeting of unions in Melbourne today has condemned the antagonistic and counter-productive behaviour of Australian employers emboldened by [...]

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Elliott Johnston speaks

By on November 20, 2011 in Aboriginal, Capitalist Financial Crisis, Environmental crisis, Labour Law, Public Policy, Social justice, US politics, WorkChoices, Workers Rights

Elliott Johnston’s title was ‘the rule of law’ but he soon turned to capitalism and politics and cites Don Dunstan and supports self-determination for aboriginal people, the environment and workers rights and more… Public Forum on the 5 October, 2004, to a packed Elder Hall University of Adelaide. Organised by Australian Options with the support [...]

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Presidential visit to Darwin

By on November 14, 2011 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Social justice, Workers Rights

ACTU President Ged Kearney tomorrow tuesday 15th will present a roundtable seminar on precarious work for Unions NT at United Voice board room at 1pm. She will then attend a Timor Leste APHEDA NT aid public event and speak on ‘secure jobs’ 5.30pm at the Railway Club, Parap. ‘Job security is a key issue for [...]

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November 15 day of action for public schools

By on November 14, 2011 in Public Policy, Social justice

Tuesday 15 November teachers and parents campaign for public schools On this day we are asking people to take a few moments to send a message to the head of the federal funding review about the importance of investing more in public schools. It’s your last chance to have a say before the education review [...]

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A national land tax?

By on November 12, 2011 in Public Policy, Social justice

A national land tax? by Frank Stillwell The system of taxation needs to focus on assets, not merely on incomes and expenditures. It is asset price inflation that has been a major element in growing inequalities of wealth in Australia, particularly during the last two decades. Ownership of landed property has been central to this [...]

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