João Pedro de Paula from the Brazilian Socialism and Liberty Party and a leader of the National Union of Students in Brazil and Ben Radford from Green Left gave useful insights into the diverse struggles underway in Latin America. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup against Salvador Allende reminded many of the need to continue to defend democratic rights and support the struggle for democracy and socialism. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Transport Workers Union wants Qantas chair and the whole board sacked for its anti-worker decisions, after the High Court unanimously upheld two Federal Court rulings. Jim McIlroy reports.
Protesters took a stand against Japan's dumping of Fukushima’s nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean and called on Australia to do more. Jim McIlroy reports.
Supporters of democracy in Iran marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of Kurdish-Iranian woman Jina Mahsa Amini at a “Say Her Name: Woman, Life, Freedom” rally and march. Jim McIlroy reports.
Anti-war protesters marked the second anniversary of the secretive AUKUS pact, calling for it to be stopped. Jim McIlroy reports.
Climate activists joined Gomeroi First Nations, farmers, unions, Knitting Nannas and the Country Women’s Association to protest Santos’ expanded plans to mine coal seam gas in the Pilliga. Jim McIlroy reports.
Jim McIlroy introduces Sydney academic and writer Jake Lynch's new poetry collection, Pommy Granita.
Joviana Guterres works for justice and rights for women victims of past violations of human rights in Timor Leste. She spoke to Green Left’s Coral Wynter and Jim McIlroy during their recent visit to the capital, Dili.
Protesters called for solutions to the housing crisis in a rally organised by the National Union of Students, Get A Room and the NSW Greens. Jim McIlroy reports.
While discussion at the “The Palestinian Catastrophe” public meeting was lively, participants and speakers agreed that Labor needed to step up its support for Palestine. Jim McIlroy reports.
The campaign to save the coastal Binybara/Lee Point site from being destroyed for a Defence Housing Australia project continues. Jim McIlroy reports.
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