Mat Ward looks back at January’s political news and the best new music that related to it.
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Sue Bolton said her 12-year experience as a Merri-bek councillor means that she has what it takes to wage a fight with the community for outcomes that they want. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Sarah Schwartz, executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, has been attacked by the right for criticising Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s conflation of Jews with Zionism. Pip Hinman reports.
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Science Magazine predicts that Australia will be one of the countries with the highest risk of extinctions worldwide, as temperatures increase above 1.5°C. Josie Mackay-Sim reports.
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Why is a former Miss America touring Australia to promote nuclear energy? Mariota Spens reports.
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Mirroring the dynamics of colonial-era plunder, international trade involves a systematic transfer of wealth and labour from the Global South to the Global North. Ben Radford reports.
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Jews Against the Occupation ’48 asked on the 80th year since the liberation of Auschwitz, how much longer until the liberation of Palestine? Jepke Goudsmit reports.
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While the Socialist Alliance welcomes the ceasefire agreement, whether it will hold up until its final phase will depend on the global pro-Palestine movement maintaining its pressure on governments to force Israel to comply, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
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Tens of thousands of people protested around the country on Invasion Day. Here are some of the reasons why.
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Across the world, governments are targeting climate change protesters, while allowing fossil fuel companies to continue to pollute. In Australia, such arrests are above the international average. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Disrupt Burrup Hub climate campaigners defiantly pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and will return to court to fight other charges. Riley Breen reports.
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Activists again stopped logging in the West Kunanyi Range, part of the Wellington Range, following a call from Uncle Jim Everett to protect Country in the lead-up to Invasion Day. Kerry Smith reports.