Pip Hinman

Pacific elders to Australia: No support for your COP31 bid until you end fossil fuel subsidies

Pacific elders are speaking out against Australia’s bid to host COP31, scheduled for 2026. Pip Hinman reports.

Communities call for binding plebiscites on NSW council demergers

Grantley Ingram from the Demerge NSW Alliance said the 2016 forced amalgamation of councils has been a “failure” and called on NSW MPs to support binding plebiscites on council deamalgamations. Pip Hinman reports.

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day march says ‘No’ to AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

Another protest called on Labor to scrap the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and to sign the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman report.

Warning about ‘nuclear sharing’ falls on deaf ears at NPT meeting

The International Atomic Energy Agency's in-principle agreement to Australia's AUKUS nuclear submarines sets a risky precedent for 'nuclear sharing'. Pip Hinman reports.

 

CFMEU’s housing plan deserves support

A CFMEU initiative for a corporate super profit tax to fund social and affordable housing couldn’t have come at a better time. Pip Hinman reports.

Talisman Sabre war rehearsals focus on interoperability

Against the backdrop of AUKUS, this year’s biennial Talisman Sabre war rehearsals in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales will involve the biggest number of countries yet. Pip Hinman reports.

Cruel government policies lead to suicides and other misery within detention centres

End the cruelty: Labor must support asylum seekers

The death of a refugee at Villawood Detention Centre is the latest indictment of the bipartsian cruelty towards refugees in Australia. Pip Hinman reports.

Labor must act on council demerger promises

The Demerge NSW Alliance is asking Labor to amend the Local Government Act to give residents in forcibly merged councils more say. Pip Hinman spoke to Brian Halstead from Save Our Councils and DNA about why the changes are important.

The $368 billion for AUKUS nuclear submarines could be better spent on funding education. Graphic: G

NSW Teachers Federation deepens opposition to AUKUS, militarism

The New South Wales Teachers Federation has decided to deepen its stand against the AUKUS military pact. Pip Hinman reports.

The RBA wants unemployment to go up

‘Productivity’ weaponised to force real wage cuts on workers

The Reserve Banks of Australia's talk about the need to “increase productivity” means less regulation and more “flexibility” for the bosses. Mary Merkenich and Pip Hinman report.

Voice to Parliament referendum confirmed to be held in next six months

The Voice to Parliament bill has passed and Australians will vote on enshrining a Voice in the Constitution in the next six months. Pip Hinman reports.

Brittany Higgins has faced stomach churning attacks from the corporate media

Patriarchy in Parliament

The spectacle of Coalition MPs weaponising Brittany Higgins’ allegation of rape in Parliament House is stomach churning. Pip Hinman reports.