Over 1,000 jobs to be axed at New Zealand Post
31 October 2013
The unions and the Labour Party gave the green light for the restructuring and job losses.
Australian government maintains ban on Chinese telecommunications firm
31 October 2013
It appears that the Obama administration intervened to ensure that Beijing cannot cut across its surveillance operations in Australia.
Sydney public housing residents denounce rent rises and poor conditions
30 October 2013
Tenants across the city discuss the impact of the new “bed taxes” and “market rents” and the government’s refusal to carry out basic repairs.
Australia: “Market rents” imposed on public housing tenants
30 October 2013
Many homes will be valued at a higher rate, which will push up the rents by $40 to $100 per week.


Australian PM visits Afghanistan to mark troop withdrawal
30 October 2013
Australian troops have been part of a military occupation that has sought to subjugate the Afghan people.
Australian state government announces “performance pay” school regime
29 October 2013
Each year, between 20 and 40 percent of teachers will be arbitrarily declared “underperforming,” denied incremental salary increases and threatened with dismissal.
Australia: Investment figures highlight recessionary trends
26 October 2013
RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe pointed to the underlying shifts in the world and Australian economies that lie behind the worsening economic outlook.
The Australian bushfires and the climate change “debate”
25 October 2013
The Greens’ grandstanding over the bushfires is based on the cynical lie that the carbon tax advances a step toward a solution to the climate change crisis.