Protesters condemned the threats by United States President Donald Trump and his administration to attack, and perhaps invade, Venezuela. Kerry Smith reports.
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War is not an unfortunate accident that occasionally interrupts “normal” economic life; it is built into a system that puts private profit and imperialist rivalry above human need, argues Warren Smith.
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Nearly 100 delegates from two dozen unions and peace organisations discussed the need to build the peace movement and how to go about it. Tim Gooden reports.
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The real hope for preventing climate breakdown lies with grassroots activism and resistance, argues Alex Bainbridge.
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The Northern Territory Country Liberal Party government has prevented United Nations human rights experts from accessing prisons, youth detention centres and police watch houses, reports Kerry Smith.
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Isaac Nellist argues that Labor’s refusal to tackle the growing divide between the haves and have-nots has paved the way for One Nation’s popularist non-solutions to the cost-of-living and housing crises.
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Palestinian Australian Shamikh Badra and his brother Majid are determined to campaign to make sure the law against hate crimes applies equally for all sections of the community. Peter Boyle reports.
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Green Left journalist and Socialist Alliance member Ben Radford outlined why we need ecosocialism and decolonisation at the Rising Tide People’s Blockade.
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Mary Merkenich takes a critical look at journalist Virginia Haussegger’s new book, which reflects on the 1970’s women’s liberation movement and the struggle today.
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Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire and “stage one” of a US-brokered “peace” plan, was the trigger for another national day of action across Australia. Pip Hinman, Peter Boyle, Elizabeth Bantas and Sarah Hathway report.
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The master-apprentice model has been in decline for at least two centuries because the structure of work has changed. John Quiggin argues for a rethink, beyond nostalgia.
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In a significant first, a New South Wales police officer was found guilty for the death in custody of Dunghutti teenager Jai Kalani Wright. Paul Gregoire reports.