Less than a month after Lee Jong-sup was appointed South Korea's (RoK's) ambassador to Australia, he was forced to resigned on March 29, amidst protests in South Korea and Australia. Seona Cho, an activist with Melbourne Candlelight Action, explains the background to this scandal and its links to the growing ties between US, Australian and South Korean arms manufacturers.
Australia
Three years after the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, the Australian Labor government is facing renewed criticism for its failure to impose meaningful sanctions on the illegitimate military junta, write Leo Earle and Mg Lin Htet.
An Algerian court has acquitted university lecturer and scientist Kamel Aïssat on all charges related to his opposition to a lead and zinc mine on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, following an international campaign of solidarity, reports Susan Price.
Episode 7: Green Left journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
Isaac Nellist and Ben Radford take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.