Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam Australia has welcomed today’s passing of world-leading legislation on Public Country by Country Reporting of multi-national corporate tax and profit information as a significant step forward for tax transparency. This legislation will enable policy makers, civil society, journalists and academics to gain transparency over how multinational corporations are shifting profits…
By Denis Hay Description Explore human aggression and its distinction from animal behaviour. Learn how societal and evolutionary factors shape violence in humanity. Introduction Aggression is a behaviour seen across the animal kingdom, driven by survival needs such as securing territory, protecting offspring, and competing for mates. In contrast, human violence is far more complex,…
MEDIA RELEASE: QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry The expected repeal of Queensland’s Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry – a process that was decades in the making – will create deep hurt and wind back healing for Stolen Generations survivors, families and communities, a national body supporting survivors said today. “The decision to rush through this bill,…
By Andrew Klein In Melbourne, Victoria, we have a large market. It is called the Victoria Market, centrally located and open on most days. It offers food, clothing and the usual variety of things found at such venues. It also has an interesting history in its own right, and for many homeless people it provides…
Media Release: The Climate Council A VERY HOT SUMMER ahead will test the limits of our ageing and unreliable coal-fired power stations. Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said: “The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a very hot summer ahead, which will put enormous pressure on Australia’s ageing coal-fired power stations. You wouldn’t expect a 40-year-old…
I hate it when this happens: stroll into a bookshop and see a book that looks good, read the cover notes and spend the money. Get home and start reading and the author is having a giant whinge, in this case how the invasion of refugees is killing Europe: “The Strange Death of Europe” by…
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By Denis Hay Description Australia’s sovereignty, how can it be regained and shifted toward compassionate politics using monetary sovereignty? Introduction Australia faces a defining moment in its history. Torn between a decades-old alliance with the United States and the rising influence of Asia and BRICS+ nations, the country’s sovereignty and future prosperity are at stake.…
England is a strange concept but the idea of a United Kingdom is perhaps even stranger… While people were rather surprised that the Brexit referendum voted for leave, it’s no real surprise that the people of that tiny island were sick of people from Europe coming into their country. Let’s take a brief look at…
It’s probably apparent to almost everyone by now that President-elect Trump is appointing some ‘interesting’ people to his administration. It’s not likely to take long to list what Robert F Kennedy Junior knows about the management of the USA’s Health Department, or wonder if Elon Musk managing the newly established Department of Government Efficiency is…
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action Media Release NUCLEAR REACTORS WOULD introduce significant and unnecessary risk to Australian communities and emergency responders, including firefighters already stretched by escalating climate fuelled disasters, warns Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA) in a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into nuclear power generation in Australia. Greg Mullins, speaking on behalf…