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Unions say Qantas job cuts 'must be reversed'

Unions covering the aviation sector have condemned Qantas' decision to sack 6000 staff and keep a further 15,000 workers stood down indefinitely, reports Jim McIlroy.

Housing affordability crisis looms as eviction moratoriums end

As eviction moratoriums in New South Wales and Tasmania wind up and COVID-19 payments wind down, a crisis is looming, writes Rachel Evans.

Global COVID-19 economic shock could throw another 400 million into extreme poverty

A new��study estimates��the economic shock from the COVID-19 pandemic could add a further 80–400 million people to the 727.3 million already living in extreme poverty around the world, writes Peter Boyle.

Venezuela’s economy under siege

Cira Pascual Marquina interviews former Venezuelan Vice President for Productive Economy Luis Salas about the impact of US sanctions on the Venezuelan economy and the Maduro government’s economic policy responses.

US tightens screws on Venezuela’s economy

Since 2017, President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed crushing economic sanctions against Venezuela, writes Kerry Smith.

Coronavirus and the crises of US capitalism

The United States is facing a number of interrelated crises: the coronavirus; the economy; institutional racism, including police violence against African Americans; disarray in the Federal government; and climate change, writes Barry Sheppard.

Greens coucillor Jonathan Sri encourages people to sign the pledge to resist

Refugee activists sign pledge to resist

��Բ��岵�� reports that��three weeks into a 24-hour-per-day blockade of the Kangaroo Point refugee detention centre, and on the eleventh consecutive week of organised protest, hundreds of activists have signed a 'Pledge of Resistance'.

Albanese pretends to address climate crisis

Mary Merkenich argues��Labor leader Anthony��Albanese speech to the national press club was never going to be about a transformative plan to cut emissions.

Greta Thunberg: Climate solution impossible under existing system

In her new 75-minute-long podcast entitled Humanity has not yet failed — recorded under the COVID-19 lock down — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg explains that there is no solution to the climate crisis without system change, writes Peter Boyle.