The National Health Services Union has strongly endorsed an open letter from Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to residential aged care providers, which calls out the sector’s lack of accountability. National Secretary Lloyd Williams praised Minister Wells’ initiative: “This open letter is a crucial step towards addressing the longstanding issues in our aged care system.…
It was good to hear that voice again. A voice of provoking interest that pitter patters, feline across a parquet, followed by the usual devastating conclusion. Julian Assange’s last public address was made in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. There, he was a guest vulnerable to the capricious wishes of changing governments. At Belmarsh Prison…
A trailblazing Indigenous genomics expert, a carbon emissions modeller, a naval defence engineer, a world farming authority, a shark tracker, a brain cancer therapist and a global artificial intelligence leader are among 32 innovators elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). ATSE’s 2024 new Fellows showcase the breadth and…
“Pregnant women will give birth to terrorists; the children when they grow up will be terrorists.” (Phalangist involved in the Sabra and Shantila massacre, when questioned by an Israeli tank crew, West Beirut. 17 September 1982. Robert Fisk; Pity the Nation, p359). “We know, it’s not to our liking, and don’t interfere.” (Message from and…
Oxfam Australia Media Release Israeli explosive weapons hit civilian infrastructure in Gaza – including schools, hospitals and aid distribution points – once every three hours. More women and children have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military over the past year than the equivalent period of any other conflict over the past two decades,…
By Jane Salmon Long-term refugees and asylum seekers at the 24/7 vigils for permanent visas around the nation have received injuries, bashings, threats, flag and sign theft at the hands of neo Nazis, nationalists and hate-filled Anglo citizens. Red-neck Aussie bogans can be terrorists, too. The Dandenong vigil outside the office of Julian Hill…
University of South Australia Media Release When it comes to what people think about sharks, ‘Jaws’ has a lot to answer for. So while older generations shudder at the sound of the infamous two-note tuba alternation, what do younger generations think of sharks? That’s exactly the question being asked by researchers at the University of…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known with convenient laziness as AKD, became Sri Lanka’s latest president after a runoff count focusing on preferential votes. The very fact that it went to a second count with a voter turnout of 77% after a failure of any candidate to secure a majority was itself historic, the first since Sri…
Quit Nukes / The Australia Institute Media Release A new report has found that despite claiming not to invest in ‘controversial weapons’ 13 of the top 14 Australian super funds are still investing in nuclear weapons companies, in some cases even in an option described as ‘responsible’. One of the 14, Hostplus, has excluded nuclear…
By Denis Hay Description An Australian currency sovereignty government can improve social services instead of focusing on a budget surplus. Learn why in this comprehensive guide. Introduction Australia, with sovereignty over its currency, has the unique ability to manage its economy differently from countries that do not control their money supply. Yet, the Australian government…