Analysis

Fatima Payman’s stand on Palestine exposes undemocratic political system

The controversy created by Senator Fatima Payman’s exit from federal Labor points to the crisis of the two-party parliamentary system. Sue Bull reports.

Does Australia need a special antisemitism envoy?

Sarah Schwartz of the Jewish Council of Australia said the appointment of an antisemitism envoy is needlessly provocative. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Sleeping with the enemy: More pork to PwC amid inquiry fallout

What happened at PwC is the entirely predictable result of the Australian Public Service being sacrificed for the politically expedient, but false, economy of outsourcing to the private for-profit sector, writes Suzanne James.

Green Left Show #38: A South African perspective on resisting genocide

South African human rights activist Salim Vally speaks to Jonathan Ramnac in the latest episode of the Green Left Show.

Dutton’s nuclear push heats up debate, energy prices, but won’t cool the climate

Bullying your way to nuclear power might play out well in the Coalition party room, but it’s unlikely to win favour with the states or voters, writes Jim Green.

Julian Assange's release a victory for those fighting for truth, against war

Whistleblowers and journalists who expose the hypocrisy, double standards and crimes of the powerful must be protected and supported, write Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman.

Assange returns to Australia to the resentment of hacks

The Canberra press corps earn their crust in an often uncritical relationship with the political establishment. Binoy Kampmark writes that the last thing they want is Julian Assange scuppering this neat understanding.

Up the garden path

Climate denier Dutton’s nuclear ‘plan’ a dangerous dead end

Peter Dutton's nuclear power push needs to be opposed but Labor is compromised on nuclear, writes Alex Bainbridge.

The release of Julian Assange: plea deals and dark legacies

One of the longest political persecutions is coming to its end, although nothing about the fate of Julian Assange seems determinative. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Julian Assange: Free at last

Julian Assange should never have been jailed and tortured for helping Chelsea Manning expose United States war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. Their freedom means the West is failing to silence dissent.

LGBTIQ organisations push NSW to amend laws to ensure equality for trans people

NSW is the last state to ensure trans people are not discriminated against. But progress is slow with conservative lobby groups doing all they can to prevent equality, as Josh Adams reports.

Will NSW Labor’s ‘once in a generation’ plan fix the housing crisis?

NSW Treasurer announced a “once in a generation” $5.1 billion addition to arrest the state’s decline in new social housing. Jim McIlroy reports that, without the detail, some are sceptical.