Earth
Topics and posts on activism, union issues, media, and politics
Opinion piece in UK Independent: Climate crisis inaction is making things worse
As published in UK ‘The Independent’ 15th November 2019 It’s a familiar feeling for many growing up in large parts of Australia; hot summers and the smell of [...more]
The IWW in Australia
Too good not to share, some great history of the IWW, trade unions, and amazing Australian activists. Info from the SoundCloud site: Episode on the early history of [...more]
Firefighter’s Cancer legislation – it’s time.
THERE were three firefighters in Darin Sullivan’s family — but only he survives today.
Cancer took the life of his brother-in-law and colleague at City of Sydney fire station before also claiming the life of his aviation firefighter father. [...more]
2018 budget: Beyond privatization?
I have some concerns about the 2018 Federal budget, specifically in relation to privatization and mental health. Remember the “Medicare privatization” issue, [...more]