Australia

Will Leadbeater’s possum survive extended forest agreement?
Militarising the police is no solution
Early childhood educators strike for equal pay
Activist: 'Venezuela is a revolution, not a dictatorship'
Public housing ban on people with drug records likely to do more harm than good
For a war on waste that can win
Hazelwood closure cuts Victoria’s greenhouse pollution by 10%
Yakult workers win after 10-day strike
No such thing as safe pesticides, book tells parents

Poisoning Our Children: The Parent’s Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides, shows there is plenty of peer-reviewed science finding monumental faults with pesticide use and regulation — science ignored by regulators.
Tamil refugee speaks out against deportations, abuse
Political attitudes shifting left in Australia, says survey
Refugee activists block Home Affairs Department building