The Freedom Socialist Bulletin was overwhelmed by the response we received to our feature, Rebel Poets: Shaking Up the Status Quo, published last issue. We decided to publish some of… Read more »
environment
Black Saturday lessons ignored, climate change brushed aside
Guilty as charged. Last issue, I argued that, at the root, the February 2009 fires in Victoria were the result of politicians’ fundamental failure to protect citizens from a well-known… Read more »
History confirms criminal culture of denial: Killer Company — James Hardie Exposed
There’s a theme running through Matt Peacock’s book. It’s about a culture of denial, orchestrated by the board of James Hardie. Matt’s been involved in the fight against the deadly… Read more »
Union Eyes: Climate Connectors needs clarity and collectivity
An invitation from my union to join Union Climate Connectors and “raise awareness and action in workplaces and communities around Australia” sounded great. I requested an action kit. Organised labour… Read more »
Editorials
Rudd’s ETS: A lot of hot air! Climate emergency. Here’s a tip. You can safely ignore anybody who claims that the warming of the planet’s oceans and atmosphere is a… Read more »
The Rudd government and General Motors Holden: Fuelling the global climate crisis
Two interconnected images of the global environmental crisis: People crowd around an emergency food depot. The supply runs out — again. There are scuffles and then stones thrown. The crowd… Read more »
Bankrupting Dissent
The federal minister for destroying the environment, Peter Garrett, has made a series of outrageous pro-business decisions, including approval of the Gunns pulp mill near Launceston, the dredging of Port… Read more »
A question of power
At the very sharp end of the climate change crisis is the energy question. Most of the planet’s electricity generation is derived from coal, and all motorised transport requires the… Read more »
Despair is not an option!
Every night, a strange thing happens at Snowy Hydro’s Tumut 3 power station. Water that flows downhill from the Talbingo reservoir is pumped uphill for use the next day. The… Read more »
The Victorian government must end the dangerous farce of privatised public transport!
Poorly maintained signals led to this derailment on 3 May 2007. No one was injured — this time. Melbourne’s most modern trains are a safety hazard. They should not be… Read more »
