Privatisation

Maduro and queue outside Mercal 2014

Salvador De Le贸n is a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers鈥 Committee in Venezuela. In the second of our two-part interview, 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes speaks to De Le贸n about the situation facing Venezuelan workers and trade unions.听

Maduro, flag, supermarket shelves

Salvador De Le贸n听鈥 a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers鈥 Committee in Venezuela听鈥 spoke to听一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes听about the Nicol谩s Maduro government鈥檚 economic policies.

NSW Coalition and Labor governments, which have allowed healthcare to become a profit-seeking industry, must rethink the public-private partnership model, argues Jim McIlroy.

Gordon Dam

The Communications Electrical Plumbing Union has slammed the Tasmanian Liberal government鈥檚 proposal to sell off energy assets. Kerry Smith 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Suzanne James听writes that if governments do not start protecting people from the corporate greed that is destroying so many lives, more CEOs might unfortunately get caught in the crossfire.

media conference

Speculation of more privatisations by the Nicol谩s Maduro government is growing amid fears incoming United States president Donald Trump may tighten sanctions on Venezuela, reports Federico Fuentes.

With more than 57,000 households on the NSW public housing wait list, public housing tenants are determined not to let their homes be demolished. Rachel Evans听谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

anti-NEP protest Delhi

Students鈥 access to university education in India is threatened by the Narendra Modi regime鈥檚 National Education Policy (NEP), which was introduced in 2020, reports Isaac Nellist.

More than 100 people, including public housing tenants, rallied at the Collingwood Estate听to oppose the demolition of 44 public housing towers. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

From misappropriating JobKeeper funds, to illegally sacking thousands of workers, to Alan Joyce鈥檚 enormous 鈥減ay鈥 rises, the scandals associated with Qantas are piling up. Mary Merkenich argues it should be renationalised.

Residents are calling on Australia Post not to close听Glenroy Post Office, close to accessible public transport and in a big听shopping centre. Sue Bolton reports.

Australian universities graphic

Suzanne James asksif Australia can really find its way back to Whitlam-style free education policy when so many are ensnared in a hunger-games economy, driven by the greed of the privileged, privately-educated few?听