Category: Cost of Living

Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Cost of Living, Iran, Syria

Israel Strikes Iran in Syria – the “rules based international order”

15-04-2024: The April 1st strike by the Zionist Israeli state on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was unprecedented. Perhaps apart from the US (United States of America) bombing of the Chinese embassy in Serbia in 1999, this was the first deliberate strike on diplomatically protected territory in other states since the signing of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. This convention,[1] … Continue reading Israel Strikes Iran in Syria – the “rules based international order”

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Australia, Civil Rights, Cost of Living

Unaffordable Housing in Australia the Tip of the Crisis Iceberg

08-04-2024: Australia’s housing crisis has reached record levels and is becoming notorious internationally. Home ownership, what was once known as “The Great Australian Dream” is now out of reach for millions. The Greens have commissioned data from the parliamentary library which revealed the average borrower would need to earn $164 400 – more than $66 000 above the average income – every year to pay … Continue reading Unaffordable Housing in Australia the Tip of the Crisis Iceberg

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Cost of Living, Environment

XR: Right Issue, Wrong Tactics

25-03-2024: During March, Extinction Rebellion (XR) protestors descended on Melbourne’s central business district and intentionally blocked traffic at some of the city’s busiest intersections. The actions were deliberately not coordinated with the authorities and the police, as part of their modus operandi of causing as much disruption as possible. XR call for immediate action on climate change and claim that the ecological destruction the planet … Continue reading XR: Right Issue, Wrong Tactics

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Cost of Living

Foreign Citizens to Serve in the Australian Defence Force?

15-01-2024: The federal opposition and some military experts are calling on the Australian Labor Party (ALP) government to consider allowing foreign citizens to join the Australian Defence Force (ADF), in a bid to address a recruitment crisis. The federal government has set a goal of adding an extra 18 500 uniformed personnel by 2040, which represents a 30% increase on current levels.[1] This is likely … Continue reading Foreign Citizens to Serve in the Australian Defence Force?

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Civil Rights, Coronavirus, Cost of Living

Homelessness Explodes in Australian Cities

19-12-2023: Video footage of people living in tents in the major Australian city of Brisbane recently exposed the dire state of the housing and cost of living crisis. A passing cyclist took the footage of a new tent city appearing along the river in West End, which was picked up by the mainstream media. According to the census conducted in 2021, 122 000 individuals in … Continue reading Homelessness Explodes in Australian Cities

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Civil Rights, Cost of Living

Australia: Free Speech in Grave Danger

27-11-2023: Free speech and even the right to political communication is in grave danger in Australia. The proposed Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023,[1] drafted by the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP), contains parts which could lead to the criminal prosecution for individuals posting information on the internet which disagrees with government policy. Under the guise of “combatting misinformation and disinformation”, … Continue reading Australia: Free Speech in Grave Danger

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Cost of Living, Real Left

Drive Down the Cost of Living!

26-06-2023: No one needs to be told that the cost of living throughout Australia is out of control. Relative to purchasing power, it has probably never been higher. Working people are being slugged with price hikes from all sides, and there appears to be no end in sight. Constantly high inflation is eating away at the purchasing power of wages and salaries. Official inflation levels … Continue reading Drive Down the Cost of Living!

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Cost of Living, Socialism

Stop the Power Price Hikes!

04-06-2023: Working people across Australia were hit with the news that from July 1, power bills will be slugged with price rises of up to 25%. In releasing its final determination of the 2023-24 Default Market Offer (DMO) the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) forecast that power price increases for residential users will range from 20.8% to 24.9% depending on the region in which they live.[1] … Continue reading Stop the Power Price Hikes!

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Cost of Living, France, Unions

For a French Workers’ Republic!

STATEMENT OF THE WORKERS LEAGUE 23-04-2023: Since January, brave and heroic French workers have repeatedly demonstrated in the streets against President Emmanuel Macron’s drive to raise the pension age to 64. Previous attacks on the pension system in 1995, 2003, 2010 and 2016 have led to mass upsurges. This time, reminiscent of May-June 1968, students have been heavily involved in the protests. Hundreds of schools … Continue reading For a French Workers’ Republic!

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Civil Rights, Cost of Living, Nederlands

Bestrijd Aanvallen op Onkosten van Levensbestaan!

Verklaring van de Arbeidersbond 28-12-2022: Het jaar 2023 doemt onheilspellend op boven de hoofden van arbeidende bevolkingen in het Westen. Na twee solide jaren van stormaanvallen onder het mom van een frauduleuze “pandemie”, zullen de onkosten van basis levensonderhoud omhoog blijven schieten, waardoor miljoenen meer nog meer in wanhoop, armoede terechtkomen en zelfs in mogelijke dood. Dit komt bovenop cijfers van degenen die gevaarlijke verwondingen oplopen of … Continue reading Bestrijd Aanvallen op Onkosten van Levensbestaan!

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