Labor sells out to the top 10%
In abandoning reforms to negative gearing, capital gains tax and tax cuts for the wealthy, Labor has sold out to the wealthiest and most privileged in Australia at the expense of those …
Amnesty for asylum seekers
Justice for the Biloela family is welcome but the appalling treatment of the Murugappans should never be repeated. The Murugappan family should be granted permanent residency in Australia, regardless of …
Launched: our thousands of affordable new homes plan
House prices are spiraling are out of control, affordable housing is scarce, over 478,000 low and very low income households across Australia are in unaffordable rental housing, 100,000 Australians are …
Thousands of affordable new homes
200,000 new affordable homes, tax reform and loan caps to stop the house price spiral. More rights for tenants.
Stage 3 tax cuts – what is fair?
In a year where those in the richest 20% saw their assets inflate substantially, while wages remained flat or down, it’s amazing to see how hard those at the top …
Is Australia up for a fuel cell submarine?
According to the ABC the off-the-shelf TKMS Type 214 submarine is being considered as an “interim solution” while we wait for the bespoke Attack Class submarine. That would be welcome – a rare case of common-sense breaking out! Like the Scorpène we have …
Australia: a plastic waster
The Mindaroo Foundation WA study of plastics makers, puts a world-focus on the need to massively reduce single-use plastic items that soon become waste. It also shows that per capita, Australia leads …
Budget: Defence
The Defence budget climbed to $44.6 billion in this budget. Most of the new acquisition money is going into platforms that are arguably obsolete now and certainly will be by …
Budget: Universities
The budget has done nothing to address the crisis in university funding. The Age newspaper reported that the budget contained $19 billion dollars for universities. Was this an increase in …
Crisis in the refugee assessment program: Part 1
The refugee assessment program in Australia is in crisis.. the ‘fast track’ process for assessing legacy Irregular Maritime Arrival cases is four years behind schedule; the air arrival section is …