On 19 September 2024, the Senate referred the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024, to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for report by 25 November 2024. Submissions close on the 30 September 2024 (Monday). Critics argue the bill will limit free speech and give the government too much…
Here he goes again, cap in hand, begging for the alms of war. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been touring the United States, continuing his lengthy salesmanship for Ukraine’s ongoing military efforts against Russia. The theme is familiar and constantly reiterated: the United States must continue to back Kyiv in its rearguard action for civilisation in…
By Bert Hetebry The statistics are horrific. On October 7 last year, 1200 Israelis were killed and over 200 hostages were taken in an attack on a music festival near the Gaza/Israel border. Included among the fatalities were a number killed by ‘friendly fire’ when the IDF were deployed to take care of the situation.…
RMIT Media Release Debate around negative gearing reform and capital gains tax has heated up in the past few days. This morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the ABC he’s ruled out taking negative gearing reforms to election. RMIT’s Dr Liam Davies, an expert in social and affordable housing, can respond to the PM’s comments.…
Oh no, it wasn’t the government who asked for Treasury to look into the possibilities around changing the tax benefits of negative gearing and capital gains. It was actually David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie, but let’s not let the facts get in the way when there’s such good news on inflation… All right, you got…
By Denis Hay Description Explore how neoliberalism in Australia led to tradie shortage, changing training and employment. Learn how we can rebuild a skilled workforce. Introduction Australia is grappling with a severe shortage of skilled tradespeople – a crisis that is stalling industries, inflating project costs, and threatening the nation’s economic growth. Construction delays are…
UNSW Sydney Media Release Research led by UNSW Sydney sustainability scientists challenges the basis of leaving major socioeconomic and environmental decisions to the market. Our current economic system is based on poor science and should not be used to guide government decision-making when faced with threats to existence like climate change. That’s the conclusion of…
The bells are tolling for the demise of the university classroom – at least its physical manifestation. Administrative barbarians are readying their knives and brandishing their drivel-fed visions about pedagogy, a word they scant define, let alone spell. They find it unseemly that an academic could turn up, in person, to teach students who, likewise,…
Does The Thug hate you? Probably To identify what the abominable No Man is for, we have to filter out what he’s against. From there you can extrapolate whether you are amongst the things he hates. That wooden, cadaverous demeanor is a veneer. Underneath it he’s a testy prick. He’s always angry. Fear and loathing…
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Media Release BUSHFIRE SURVIVORS FOR CLIMATE ACTION (BSCA) has spoken out in response to the news that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has approved three new large coal mining projects in NSW: Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri thermal coal project to 2066, MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant thermal coal project to 2058, and Yancoal’s…