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Thousands march against spending cuts
More than a quarter of a million people have marched through central London to deliver a powerful message about the government's cuts in public spending. The generally good-natured mood was soured by violent and destructive attacks on symbols of wealth including the Ritz, banks and a luxury car dealer, and an occupation of the upmarket food store Fortnum and Mason. Trade union organisers said that the turnout had exceeded their expectations, and thousands had travelled by coach and by train from as far as Edinburgh to vent their anger at the government's cuts by marching through London to a ...
We need a general election
Both the borough’s Labour MPs voted against dissolving parliament and holding an election. The vote follows months of scandal and allegations over Brent Labour MPs expenses claims, and a massive 25% drop in the Labour vote in last week’s European elections in Brent. Eight ministers have abandoned Gordon Brown’s government and internal disputes have overshadowed important policy debates.The only major party to move forward in the elections last week was Sarah Teather’s Liberal Democrats. Even David Cameron has admitted that the Conservatives can’t win in Brent ...
Britain has outsourced mayhem. Finally it's coming home
I believe that the current political crisis has little to do with the expenses scandal, still less with Gordon Brown's leadership. It arises because our economic system can no longer extract wealth from other nations. For the past 300 years, the revolutions and reforms experienced by almost all other developed countries have been averted in Britain by foreign remittances.The social unrest that might have transformed our politics was instead outsourced to our colonies and unwilling trading partners. The rebellions in Ireland, India, China, the Caribbean, Egypt, South Africa, Malaya, Kenya, Iran ...
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How Cyclone Debbie exposed the perfect storm awaiting Australia's food supply Our food system has served us well until now but land use pressures and climate change will make it harder in futureCyclone Debbie, which lashed the Queensland coast a week ago, has hit farmers hard in the area around Bowen – a crucial supplier of vegetables to Sydney, Melbourne and much of eastern Australia.With the Queensland Farmers’ Federation estimating the damage at more than $100m and winter crop losses at 20%, the event looks set to affect the cost and availability of fresh food for millions of Australians. Growers are reportedly forecasting a price spike in May, when the damaged crops were scheduled to have arrived on shelves. Related: After the flood: 'No tourists please. Help welcome' Growers are forecasting a price spike in May, when the damaged crops were scheduled to have arrived on shelves Related: ‘Disaster alley’: Australia could be set to receive new wave of climate refugees Continue reading... |
Using superannuation to pay for housing: a bad idea that refuses to die | John Daley for the Conversation The latest thought bubbles won’t inspire confidence. If Scott Morrison really wants to tackle housing affordability, he needs to address demand and supply The treasurer, Scott Morrison, wants to use the May budget to ease growing community anxiety about housing affordability. Lots of ideas are being thrown about: the test for the treasurer is to sort the good from the bad. Reports that the government was again considering using superannuation to help first homebuyers won’t inspire confidence.It’s not the first time a policy like this has been floated within government. While these latest ideas to use super to help first homebuyers are marginally less bad than proposals from 2015, our research shows they still wouldn’t make much difference to housing affordability. Related: Can budget 2017 fix housing affordability? Here are seven options | Greg Jericho Related: Paul Keating accuses Liberals of trying to destroy superannuation Continue reading... |
Taking Australia out of the ABC: what happened to the commitment to local content? With its quiet reallocation of government funds, the national broadcaster is forgetting its public purposeKim Dalton accuses ABC TV of shifting finds from Australian content Achievements by the ABC to significantly increase levels of local drama, comedy, documentary, Indigenous and children’s content, as well as expand partnerships with independent production houses and creative talent, have in recent years been reversed.The problem lies with a lack of governance, an inadequate, outdated charter and the ABC’s poor relationship with the independent production sector.These [funding allocation] changes occurred largely in a cone of silence Related: Kim Dalton accuses ABC TV of shifting funds from Australian content It is likely that the Indigenous commissioning budget has been reduced by at least 10% Related: 'So complex, so real': why Rake is one of the best shows on Australian TV Continue reading... |
How embroidery therapy helped first world war veterans find a common thread | Emily Brayshaw Albert Biggs’ embroidery reflects the quiet courage and dignity of Australia’s soldiers as they tried to mend their lives after the warAlbert Biggs, a labourer from Sydney who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force under the name Alfred Briggs, was 23 when he arrived in Gallipoli on 22 August 1915.Biggs, as part of the second reinforcements for the 20th battalion, fought to defend the Anzac trenches on the ridge known as Russell’s Top, from where the ill-fated 3rd Light Horse Brigade had launched their attack for the Battle of the Nek. His battalion was evacuated to Egypt in December 1915 and sent to the Western Front the following April. Related: Malcolm Turnbull visits Afghanistan and Iraq ahead of Anzac Day Related: Armed forces and public mark Anzac Day – in pictures Continue reading... |
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