Robodebt payback
The Government has just said it will repay $721 million raised by 470,000 debt notices unlawfully imposed on welfare recipients in one of the most punitive and incompetent debacles yet …
One Million Jobs Plan
Beyond Zero Emissions has just released a plan they say is: ….nation building, transformative projects that can upgrade our economy, modernise our industry, reskill our workforce and deliver a bright …
Soap better for your gut than sanitiser
The CSIRO warns our gut microbiome is at risk from too much alcohol-based sanitiser. So, where possible, wash your hands with soap and water. Our gut has a strong interaction with …
He was alright, Jack
Vale Jack Mundey – the unlikely greenie who saved The Rocks, among other heritage icons in Sydney with his green bans. He was more articulate than most and would have …
Mental health plan no answer to surge in youth job losses
The Federal Government’s National Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response Plan, announced on Friday 15 May, is grand enough in its rhetoric but the money on offer is peanuts, given …
Decarbonisation critical for economic recovery – ARENA
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says climate change is now central to resetting the economy post-Covid-19 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a more resilient and prosperous Australia. We agree. …
IDAHOBIT
We are fed up with politicians, shock jocks and lobbyists having ‘debates’ about the LGBTIQ community and International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (Sunday 17th May) is a …
The lockdown rules, state-by-state
The Guardian has put together a long and useful explainer on what you can and can’t do in each state right now – a mammoth task. It shows huge variation …
Alan Jones
Racist, sexist, opinionated, offensive and contemptuous. Worse, Jones is a bully who wielded power over politicians, incited hatred and violence, promoted our most base instincts. Who could forget his vicious …
3-step plan but confusion on timing
The Prime Minister has just now announced a detailed three-step plan on lifting Covid restrictions but it’s not at all clear when or where Step 1 commences. Apparently the states …