As is always the case, there was plenty of money for corporate welfare and war but peanuts for social justice and the environment in this year's budget, write Peter Boyle.
Economy
Cuba has been revitalising its energy sector for the past 25 years, reports Ian Ellis-Jones. The result has been a rise in efficiency and a significant reduction in emissions.
There are a whole lot of things that can be done to ease the cost of living pressures on households, argues聽Kamala Emanuel. It is a complete con to think that all we can possibly hope for is a tiny little one-off bonus.
As residents along Australia鈥檚 east coast were smashed by unprecedented floods, the PM聽was talking up the need for聽more submarines, missiles and聽other military hardware, writes聽Dave Holmes.
Cuba stands out as a聽world leader聽in natural disaster preparedness and recovery with its people-centred approach. Australia could learn a thing or two, argues聽Ian Ellis-Jones.
In a grim omen for the federal Coalition, South Australian voters threw out the four-year-old Liberal government. SA Labor, led by a former right-wing union official, faces some big challenges.听Renfrey Clarke reports.
The rules-based order so admired by the Morrison聽government has聽a certain confected aura about it, argues聽William Briggs.听
Labor opposition leader Anthony Albanese has described himself as 鈥渕ore Hawke or Howard and less Shorten鈥. Holy shit, writes Pat O'Shane.
To help Ukraine, cancel its foreign debt and expropriate Russian, Ukrainian oligarchs' wealth abroad
A global campaign has been launched for the cancellation of Ukraine鈥檚 foreign debt, which stands at US$125 billion, reports Federico Fuentes.
CoPower, a new non-profit energy cooperative, sells electricity to households and small to medium businesses. CoPower co-founder Godfrey Moase聽talks about the initiative.
Countries are聽vying for their slice of ice, sometimes citing reasons of scientific collaboration but more often it is about national self-interest.听Binoy Kampmark reports.
Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins were widely praised for using their National Press Club addresses to highlight politicians' hypocrisy. Sue Bull argues we need action not words.
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