By Denis Hay Description How the Australian monetary system prioritizes corporations and political elites over citizens. Learn how to reform this for a fairer society. Introduction: The Misuse of Australia’s Monetary Sovereignty Australia holds a significant advantage in being a sovereign currency issuer. Yet, despite the ability to fund essential services, the system is geared…
National Tertiary Education Union Media Release The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has slammed Australian National University’s bid to cut pay while announcing more job losses. ANU management today announced another 108 job losses across three central divisions after earlier this month cutting 50 jobs from the College of Health and Medicine. Management has also…
UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response Collaborative efforts among universities are paving the way for Australian and Pacific governments to successfully host COP31, but there’s a lot of work to do before then, writes Ben Newell, Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response. Next month, Australia is expected to be named as…
New polling shows supermarkets are Australians’ public enemy No. 1 in the cost-of-living crisis. The Australia Institute’s Carmichael Centre/Centre for Future Work surveyed 1014 voters about increasing costs. Some 83% said supermarkets deserve some blame, or a great deal of blame, for the soaring cost of living. That puts them ahead of energy companies (82%),…
Dementia Australia is disappointed by the initial decision of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to reject Lecanemab for use in Australia. Lecanemab is a disease modifying treatment for people living with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment. Developed by pharmaceutical company Eisai, Lecanemab works by removing amyloid plaques from the brain…
Climate Council Media Release NEW REPORT: The World Energy Outlook 2024 from the International Energy Agency has found: We are moving at speed into the Age of Electricity, which is underpinned by clean energy sources like solar and wind. Global investment in clean energy is approaching $US2 trillion – almost double the combined amount spent…
Oxfam Australia Media Release On World Food Day, hunger has reached an all-time high exposing the flaws in global peace building and conflict recovery efforts. Between 7,000 to as many as 21,000 people are likely dying each day from hunger in countries impacted by conflict, according to a new Oxfam report published on World Food…
A few days ago, my wife and I had lunch in a Fitzroy pub. She happened to comment that the problem with living in a place like that would be that you’d never get a park. In spite of the fact that we had – in fact – just got a park, I agreed. Then,…
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By Denis Hay Description Explore how to shift to social democracy from neoliberalism, using its monetary sovereignty to create a fairer political system. Introduction: A Path to a Compassionate Australia Australia, like many nations, has been shaped by the forces of neoliberalism, a political ideology that promotes free markets, deregulation, and minimal government intervention in…
Vasey RSL Care has spent close to two years advocating at the highest levels of government to co-fund its innovative response to veteran homelessness – and its causes – through The V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program. In the ex-service community, one veteran takes their own life every 5 days. This is simply not acceptable, and…