Economy

The Robodebt royal commission has revealed that lower level Centrelink workers were telling their bosses that the system was wrong and cruel. They were not listened to, writes Sue Bolton.

The terrible earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria should make us聽ponder聽the meaning of community and nation as well as security and sovereignty, writes Stuart Rees.听

Robotic hand with centrelink logo. Background is a pile of gold coins

It seems like no government official or senior public servant realised the Robodebt scheme was illegal, but the idea that the Coalition government didn鈥檛 know exactly what it was doing is preposterous, argues Zane Alcorn.

Jim McIlroy聽writes about how a recent hospital stay has underlined聽why we need to fight to defend and extend the priceless public hospital system.

NSW Labor is聽a clear favourite to win the March 25 election. But聽Suzanne James reviews the field and asks is Labor鈥檚 lead really as big as it looks?

First Nations people and organisations have continued to propose solutions and call for genuine consultation between affected communities at all levels of government. But, as Jacob Andrewartha reports, they are being sidelined.听

Feb 1 2023 strikes Britain

About half a million workers took strike action across Britain on February 1, writes Terry Conway, in the biggest wave of strikes for over a decade.

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Digital rights activist and author聽Lizzie O鈥橲hea聽discusses gambling reform.

Protest against pension reform January 31 France

Angry protests have been held in Paris and 267 other towns around France against President Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 attempt to raise the standard retirement age from 62 to 64, reports John Mullen.

Ian Ellis-Jones takes on the Cuban right-wing internet trolls.

The Treasurer鈥檚 鈥渧alues-based capitalism鈥 looks like it will include cuts to public spending, greater private investment, cuts to services and greater upfront costs, argues聽Graham Matthews.听

Miguel Diaz Canel and Lula Da Silva at CELAC 2023

CELAC member countries signed the Buenos Aires declaration to make Latin America and the Caribbean a community of sovereign nations, reports Tanya Wadhwa.