Alligator: The Australian Left Aggregator

24/07/2020

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24/07/2020

Shattering the Neoliberal Fairytale ... Angela Smith ... Meanjin

Dang, sorry. This is only available to a Meanjin subscriber. But we can fix that. It’s just $100 for a print subscription, $5 for a monthly digital subscription, and $50 for an annual digital subscription. DIGITAL PRINT

24/07/2020

The militarised centre of Australia ... Kieran Finnane ... Pearls and Irritations

I can remember the naive excitement with which I ventured up the Stuart Highway for the first time more than thirty years ago. Now I feel the weight of the creeping expansion of a militarised swathe running south to north … Continue reading →

24/07/2020

AI Unveiled: another propaganda service for Defence, big business and the Coalition ... Michael West ... Michael West Media

Is AI Group a front for big business and foreign weapons manufacturers? Michael West reports on government, Defenc and business propaganda

24/07/2020

The Australian government's decision to cut benefits is based on feelings, not facts ... Richard Denniss ... The Guardian

Let’s pretend that evidence did matter for a few minutes and look at the reality of the job market and the economy

23/07/2020

Complacent government delivers early shock therapy to prepare public for cuts ... Ross Gittins ... The Age / SMH

Sorry, but this is the economic statement of a government that’s complacent about controlling the coronavirus and about getting a million unemployed people back to work. Morrison and Frydenberg have called for the bill. But they've made quite an assumption in doing so.

23/07/2020

Australia’s soft-power gap ... Paul Barratt / Inside Story

The launch of two new defence reports highlights the government’s preoccupation with military force and the American alliance

23/07/2020

Victoria’s COVID-19 misfortune will repeat elsewhere — again and again ... Guy Rundle / Crikey

Other states were quick to condemn Victoria for its COVID-19 flare-up, but the second wave is coming for them too.

23/07/2020

Politics lies at the heart of the Victorian Health Department's problems ... Lindsay Grayson / Age

it’s time the Victorian Parliament made a bipartisan commitment to adequate funding, a sensible structural revamp and less political interference.

23/07/2020

It's time our political leaders face reality and admit Australia is in a deep recession - Greg Jericho / Guardian

We need to disabuse ourselves of the notion the economy will ‘snap back’ in 2021 and all will be well

23/07/2020