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Aged care workers say don’t leave it to the market

The aged care system is showing all the signs of just how a degraded privatised sector works, writes Katherine Davis.

The plastic that nobody but the profiteers want

We are often told that plastic waste contaminating land and waters is “recyclable”. It could be but, as Patrick McDonald explains, government support for the fossil fuel industry means that the plastics being produced are not.

End human rights abuses in Balochistan

For years, the Pakistani state has resorted to violent repression and indiscriminate warfare in the south-western province of Balochistan. Faisal Baloch reports human rights abuses are rampant and soldiers act with impunity.

The forests burn again in Brazil

The Amazon will play a critical role in determining the future of life on Earth, given the climate regulating role the rainforest plays, writes Thiago Ávila.

One Nation, Nationals push to lift NSW uranium mining ban

The NSW government is pushing to lift the state's 33-year-old ban on uranium mining, prompting environmentalists and unions to speak out, reports Pip Hinman.