Ben Roberts-Smith must be prosecuted for war crimes, but as Guy Gillor argues, let us not pretend as if the main crimes perpetrated in the Afghanistan War were based on the decisions of this or that individual soldier.
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Pip Hinman argues that Labor, One Nation, the Liberals and Nationals are all war parties, having supported the United States and Israeli wars of aggression in the Middle East.
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Seven Jewish groups sent the following letter to the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong demanding that Australia cut ties with Israel following the Knesset’s new death penalty law.
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After just four weeks of the illegal war on Iran and Lebanon, working people are struggling to afford the higher petrol/diesel and other essential consumer goods, making this war already very unpopular. Mary Merkenich argues we have to find the ways to organise to force Labor to oppose it.
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Successive Australian governments’ misplaced priority on military “security” against a fictitious threat has left us without adequate fuel, food and transportation security, argues Bevan Ramsden.
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Wendy Thompson argues that LGBTIQ people need appropriate, accessible and competent services instead of police deployed for protests, mental health calls and hate crimes.
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Andrew Chuter, a public and active transport campaigner, has warned that Labor’s decision to temporarily halve the fuel excise may worsen the impact of the Iran war fuel crisis. Peter Boyle reports.
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Solomon Doyle spoke to David Genford, president of the Australian Education Union, Tasmania, about the difficulties teachers and other public sector workers face, including unsustainable workloads, a lack of funding and not enough staff.
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Neuroscientist Simone Titone joins Green Left Radio to discuss the growing transphobic attacks under United States President Donald Trump.
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The Lock the Gate Alliance has hit out at federal environment minister Murray Watt’s approval of almost 1700 new coal seam gas wells in Queensland, saying it will negate the net zero promise. Alex Bainbridge talks to Ellen Roberts.
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Disenfranchised, working-class voters looking to lodge a protest vote against the major parties helps explain the high vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Markela Panegyres looks at the issues in the South Australian election.
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Labor is pushing to make the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) compulsory questioning powers permanent, even though ASIO told the government in 2024 that aspects of the security regime could be relaxed. Paul Gregoire reports.