American economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz has been talking about the dangers of inequality since the 1960s. That a prime beneficiary of the growing chasm between rich and poor now occupies the White House is beyond galling to him.
Nobel prize-winning economist says the argument in favour of cutting company tax to increase wages is a spurious one sk Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz for his thoughts on the Turnbull government’s arguments that cutting the company tax will lead to strong investment
This article is written by 2014 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Julian Burnside AO QC. It appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald of 25 March 2018. What does it say about the state of our democracy when it falls upon everyday people
This talk was presented by 2016 Sydney Peace Prize Laureate Naomi Klein, at an official TED conference in September 2017. Things are pretty shocking out there right now -- record-breaking storms, deadly terror attacks, thousands of migrants disappearing beneath the waves
This interview, conducted by Janice Petersen , appeared on SBS on Wednesday 23 November. In the wake of the a military coup in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe's resignation, 2012 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Sekai Holland has spoken out about the possibility of a
By Emelda Davis Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors along with co-founders for Toronto chapter - Rodney Diverlus and Longbeach chapter Dawn Modkins were in Sydney to accept the Sydney Peace Prize on the 2nd November at the Sydney Town Hall. The Sydney Peace Prize
This article, written by Jack Latimore, appeared on the Guardian Australia on Friday 3 November. Jack Latimore is a writer and journalist. His work also appears regularly in Guardian Australia and Koori Mail. He is a proud Birpai man. Photo: Organisers from
The founders of the global civil rights movement and young black Australians talk about what Black Lives Matter means to them. By Indigenous affairs reporters Isabella Higgins and Bridget Brennan Four years ago, three American women started a hashtag, #BlackLivesMatter, after a white neighbourhood
SYDNEY (AP) — A Black Lives Matter co-founder called on Australians to make a courageous stand and heal the nation’s racial problems and said Wednesday the U.S.-based movement was committed to the global struggle of the black race and solidarity
This article, written by Patrisse Cullors and Rodney Diverlus, appeared on the Guardian Australia on Wednesday 1 November. The government must stand on the side of the original people of this land, and challenge the idea that their lives don’t matter Of