Menaha Kandasamy, general secretary of the Ceylon Workers Red Flag Union says tea and rubber plantation workers face new challenges in Sri Lanka. Chris Slee reports.
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Labor’s push to further tie Australia to US military ambitions, represented by AUKUS and the recent Talisman Sabre military exercises, puts us on a path to destruction, argues Pip Hinman.
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LGBTIQ rights activists rallied outside Queensland Liberal National Party health minister Tim Nicholls’ office to demand he stop attacking gender-affirming healthcare. Elias Boyle reports.
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This year marks 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, killing between 150,000 and 246,000 people and devastating two cities. Alexander Brown documents the history of the strong regional anti-war movement in the Illawarra.
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Tamils from across Australia rallied in response to the United Nation High Commissioner Volker Türk’s visit to a recently discovered mass grave site on the outskirts of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. Zebedee Parkes reports.
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Jackie Kriz reports on union members, family, friends and comrades recognising Allan Sargent's dedication and service to the union movement, just before he died.
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Janet Parker told a pro-Palestine protest outside Parliament House as Western governments dig in to support Israel, protesters will bring make them accountable.
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As Israel’s genocide against Palestinians continues, protesters from across the country converged in Canberra, before the new parliament opened, to demand Labor sanction Israel. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist report.
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The Candy Royalle and Hind Hut was formally opened by muralist Saffaa, in conjunction with the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville, reports Rachel Evans.
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Queensland Socialist Alliance Queensland, buoyed by a successful federal election campaign is registering the party for state elections. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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The major parties’ support for salmon farming and native forest logging means that there has been virtually no mainstream discussion about mitigating climate change and a just transition for workers and the environment. Solomon Doyle reports.
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The campaign to restore voluntary assisted dying rights in the Northern Territory has taken a step forward, with the current inquiry opening for public consultations. Suzanne James reports.