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Robert Barwick
Robert Barwick has been the research director of the Australian Citizens Party for more than 20 years, focussing on economic and foreign policy and Australian history, and is an editor of the weekly Australian Alert Service magazine.
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A public postal bank is a win-win solution for Australia’s economy and people
A public forum in Parliament House on 7 September demonstrated the growing political appetite in Australia for a national post office bank that can serve communities and force the Big Four banks to compete. Continue reading »
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This is real foreign influence as Crocodile Dundee would say – the Australian American Leadership Dialogue
Paul Keating says AALD is a sort of a cult thing that’s gone on for years and I don’t know what the Americans put in the drinking water. Continue reading »
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Australia Post could save essential banking services in abandoned communities
Bank branch closures have cut off hundreds of communities, especially in regional Australia, from essential financial services. There is now a national fightback to save our communities by establishing a public banking alternative to operate through post offices. Continue reading »
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Small business post offices call for public Post Office Bank
The group representing the interests of Australia’s 2,850 small business licensed post offices (LPOs) has issued a federal election statement, “Protecting the future of your community post office” Continue reading »
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A member of the Parliamentary body that oversees intelligence agencies lends support to anti-China campaign
The compromised parliamentary intelligence committee illustrates the need for a standing royal commission to oversee Australia intelligence agencies. Continue reading »
