What you won’t see in the Budget, unfortunately – from Professor Bill Mitchell. http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=23752 This is my Fantasy Budget 2013-14, which will be part of Crikey’s Budget coverage leading up to the delivery of the Federal Budget on May 14, 2013. This blog is relatively short and more or less within the constraints I was [...]
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Unite Left
Unite the left to defeat corporate power and win a better world April 10, 2013 – 9:46 am secure jobs in a green future … CONFERENCE STATEMENT Unite the left to defeat corporate power and win a better world Austerity, union busting, disempowerment and accelerating climate change are the policies coming from corporate capitalism in [...]
Super reform?
If Labor wants to win in September it needs bold new initiatives – without ‘robbing Peter to Pay Paul’. Reforming superannuation concessions and dividend imputation may provide Labor with the ‘warchest’ it needs to ‘break through;’ to disengaged voters. Labor also needs to deliver in the immediate term as well – as voters may be [...]
KSTL Kongresu most democratic
Kongresu most democratic Viva KSTL! Chris White reports on the 4th Konfederasaun Sindikato Timor Leste Congress 27th and 28th February 2013 Dili Timor Leste. “Our Congress result is very good. Every leader of every union says it is important to strengthen the KSTL.” Jose da Conceicao da Costa, known as Zito, elected General Secretary. “The [...]
Vale Chavez
Seven commentaries on Chavez. 1. Achievements of Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution https://www.facebook.com/notes/tim-anderson/the-achievements-of-hugo-chavez-and-the-bolivarian-revolution-by-salim-lamrani/10151362339306234 2 The Secret Rise of 21st Century Democracy Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:00 By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, from Truthout New economies based on greater democratic control, real representation and citizen participation are on the rise. There is much to be [...]
Action on Gonski
New Test Results Reinforce the Case for Action on Gonski from SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ‘The latest international test results show that Australia’s performance has stagnated over the last 16 years while many countries have improved. The results reflect Australia’s failure to address the extent of disadvantage in education. The new results, and those before it [...]
Australia: Keystone of the Pacific
Australia is now Uncle Sam’s ‘Keystone of the Pacific’: learn from Okinawa Uncle Sam’s military presence in Australia is greater now than ever, and more is on the way. The hundreds of Marines rotational in Darwin since April will grow to 2,500 by 2016, bringing with them more ships, aircrafts and deadly weapons (e.g. cluster [...]
Julian
‘Free Julian’ lights up outside Parliament House last night thursday 29th November, Canberra, Australia. You can just make me out. Photo from and event from ACT Friends Of WikiLeaks. ACT supporters of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks Joining Julian Assange solidarity throughout the world. On Ecuador DON’T LET LYING DOGS SLEEP
Ban asbestos trade
Time to shame nations which support the asbestos trade The asbestos tragedy we have seen in Australia is repeating itself in countries like India and Laos, and this time we don’t have ignorance as an excuse to do nothing. Those who watched “Devil’s Dust” on ABC last week will have been reminded of the toll [...]
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