Philip Lowe said he听is proud听of the RBA鈥檚 unpopular role in forcing working people to bear the burden of 鈥渇ighting inflation鈥. But don鈥檛 count on听interest rates stopping rising inflation; unemployment is going up, too. Peter Boyle reports.
Economy
A report by the Antipoverty Centre,听published by GetUp!,听reveals听just how punishing 鈥渕utual obligation鈥 schemes are for those on JobSeeker and Youth Allowance. Isaac Nellist reports.
The campaign for fair听water flow and better monitoring and regulation in the Murray Darling Basin Plan has to continue, argues Tracey Carpenter.
The Rally for Forests in Naarm/Melbourne used puppetry to get its message across. Jordan AK reports.
John Smith is the author of Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism鈥檚 Final Crisis. He spoke with 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes about the realities of 21st century imperialism. This is the first of a two-part interview.
Labor claims its amendments to strengthen the welfare safety net听are 鈥渟tructural鈥 and 鈥渃alibrated鈥. But the changes are not enough to lift people out of poverty. Leo Earle reports.
Canadian dockworkers in British Columbia voted on August 3鈥4 to accept a new tentative agreement with employers, reports Jeff Shantz.
A public forum on the housing crisis was told that while non-market solutions are ignored by governments the housing crisis will intensify. Jordan AK听谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.
Two young Cubans, currently touring Australia with the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, are speaking at a public meeting on Cuba鈥檚 challenges and latest achievements. Allen Jennings reports.
Ten million workers are struggling but Australia鈥檚 national net wealth, if redistributed, could end the crushing poverty which directly accounts for at least 10% of the suicide toll. Gerry Georgatos reports.
Suzanne James asks听if Australia can really find its way back to Whitlam-style free education policy when so many are ensnared in a hunger-games economy, driven by the greed of the privileged, privately-educated few?听
Workers need a fairer, democratically accountable, transparent and responsive alternative to the Reserve Bank of Australia, argues Graham Matthews.
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