Australia

Using pandemic, Australian government cuts taxes on the rich with ‘bosses’ budget’

October 15, 2020

The focus of the budget should be jobs and higher incomes for those who are struggling, who are in need. It is not.

Indigenous warriors evict mining corporation from their land

August 24, 2020 By Ben Cowles

The Indigenous people of two tribes in the Australian state of Queensland protected their homes today by blocking a multinational mining corporation from tearing up their land.

Australian government ramps up anti-China campaign, spends billions on weaponry

July 15, 2020 By Denis Doherty And Hannah Middleton

Australian PM Morrison is using fear as his chief weapon, evoking the rise of Nazism and describing the post-pandemic world as “poorer, more dangerous, and more disorderly.”

Anti-China racism aims to distract Australians as U.S. economic control grows

June 24, 2020 By Celeste Dale

Among the top 20 companies on the Australian Stock Exchange, 15 (three in four) are majority-owned by U.S. investors.

Australian fires and drought: Government cut climate change research, ignored scientists

January 27, 2020

Australia's government is wedded to the fossil fuel industry and says it will do nothing that would not compromise “the strength of the economy” over environmental concerns.