Dunne's Weekly: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay RiseBy:
Peter DunneThis week’s announcement of pay raises of around 2.8% backdated to last October
could hardly have come at a worse time, with the economy on the brink of recession,
massive cutbacks in public expenditure, public sector redundancies and rising unemployment.
On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy LeeBy:
Gordon CampbellBird flu – often deadly to humans - is not only being transmitted from infected
birds to dairy cows, but is now travelling between dairy cows. And, Aukus members
are all being pressured by the USA to devote at least 2% of their GDP to Defence ...