Tag: class

Indigenous Affairs, Indigenous Australia, Indigenous Australians

Nationals under fire over voice decision – Michael West

When Class systematically dissects even those that deserve attention the most it’s used to political advantage to put the brakes on recognition of injustice and halt progressive and just change

“It is important we bring respect to this. This should be a conversation we should be able to have,” he added.

Labor minister Bill Shorten told Nine Ms Burney had been a great advocate for First Nations Australians.

“The issue is about whether or not we put First Nations people on the nation’s birth certificate, the Constitution,” he said.

 

Source: Nationals under fire over voice decision – Michael West

Informed Comment

The Morrison Government’s program of class warfare
I’m here to sell product not manufacture it.

The reality is the Coalition Government has engaged in blatant class warfare that has punished and disenfranchised workers and the most vulnerable, whilst protecting corporate interests and its political donors. Let’s take a tour of the most recent policy misadventures.

The Morrison Government’s program of class warfare
Fight against Fake News, Fighting Fake News, Uncategorized

Old Dog Thoughts- Who fucks up pandemics the best and who suffers the most?

Fighting Fake News with REAL,17/5/20; Inquiry needed on a global disease, not on a Nation; An inquiry into who suffers and who decides on handling a global emergency would be of value; Cannabis and the ACT

Informed Comment, Uncategorized

Know your place; we were born to rule (part 1) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

My thought for the day

Invariably when I read about how successful people are, the measure is always the value of their assets. Why is this so?

via Know your place; we were born to rule (part 1) – » The Australian Independent Media Network

White Collar Crime

Royal commission: Is this the best take on the insurance ‘shonks’? – Business – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Why is Sky News after Dark so silent on this and other elite class crime? (ODT)

Royal commission: Is this the best take on the insurance ‘shonks’? – Business – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Social Reality

Inside the class divide – RN – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

James Guest, wearing shorts and a shirt, sits on a plush couch with a fireplace in the background of an ornate sitting room.

Depending on who you ask, class is a major barrier to social mobility — or it scarcely exists. Drive around Melbourne for a day and those conflicting views come to the fore.

via Inside the class divide – RN – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Economics

Sleep injustice: When your income, job and where you live make sleep hard to get – Andrew Bolt blames everything else but. Culture, Religion are just some of this individuals stereotypes

How do the conditions in which you are born, grow, live, work and age affect your sleep?

Source: Sleep injustice: When your income, job and where you live make sleep hard to get – Health – ABC News