Despite the serious environmental and health consequences of low green space, in cities like Puebla, Mexico, city and state governments prioritise corporate-led projects that reduce green space further. Tamara Pearson reports.
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Local communities are resisting the far-right Argentinian government’s attempts to modify glacier protection laws to allow mega-mining. Olivia Ferrari reports.
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Activist Stephen Langford was charged with trying to add a direct quote from Governor Lachlan Macquarie to the statue of Macquarie in Hyde Park, in which he outlines his determination to massacre First Nations people. Jesse James reports.
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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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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was marked with a protest organised by Blak Caucus. Aaisha Slee reports.
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Zara Araz joined 400 women from around Latin America and the world at an international women’s conference in Bogotá, Colombia, to exchange experiences, ideas and solidarity in the struggles against colonialism, capitalism and patriarchy.
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Native forests are crucial for climate change mitigation and water security, but pro-business government policies are allowing their destruction at an alarming rate. Ben Radford reports.
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The Brazilian government has been forced to revoke Decree 12600, which would have opened up vast stretches of the Madeira, Tocantins and Tapajós rivers to privatisation, reports Ben Radford, following more than a month of protests by local indigenous communities.
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Uncle Lionel Fogarty worked tirelessly on political campaigns for Aboriginal rights, while earnestly and consistently crafting provocative, complex poetry, writes Jim McIlroy.
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Despite governmental apologies and promises to do better, the forced removal of First Nations’ children has not slowed down, Cas Smith reports.
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Multiple government agreements have been made to “close the gap” but, as Peter Boyle writes, the 2025 Closing the Gap report reveals that most measures will not be reached by 2030.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss protests for trans rights, justice for TJ Hickey and Palestine solidarity.