Friends of Callan Park organised a rally at the Callan Park gates to protest the installation of plastic grass fields on two existing sporting grounds. Arlo Valmai reports.
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Three hundred Myuna Colliery miners and supporters rallied at Eraring Power Station to demand their jobs and a just transition, as the coal-fired power station is wound down. Steve O’Brien reports.
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Australian capitalism is a greenhouse ogre, enriching itself by poisoning the atmosphere. As Renfrey Clarke points out, the hyper-warmed atmosphere is blowing back over Australia regardless.
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Zack Polanski was elected the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales last year. Former Greens leader Derek Wall looks at the impact Polanski is having on the party’s political message and popularity.
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Aiman Farihah, central committee member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia’s youth wing, argues for a socialist alternative to capitalism’s inherent violence and brutality.
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Colombian coal workers against genocide: An interview with Sintracarbón President Jaime López García
Jaime López García, president of the National Union of Coal Industry Workers in Colombia, speaks to Green Left’s Ben Radford about coal workers’ solidarity with Palestinians and the role of workers in upholding human rights.
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As bushfires were raging across Victoria, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he “had our backs”. As Alex Bainbridge argues, this simply not true, as Labor continues to approve new coal and gas.
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Discussion at the Socialist Alliance’s 20th National Conference was shaped by world events, including Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela. Sam Wainwright reports.
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Climate activists appeared at Newcastle Court, charged with blockading the world’s largest coal port. Steve O’Brien reports.
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As society becomes more reliant on digital technology, governments must ensure that the huge amount of energy and water that data centres need does not come at the expense of water resources and a safe climate. Olivia lurincich and Isaac Nellist report.
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Parts of Southeast Asia have been hit by typhoons and experienced severe floods over the past weeks, causing a still-mounting death toll and displacing millions. Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke to Suresh Kumar, head of the environmental bureau of the Socialist Party of Malaysia, about the causes and solutions.
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The New South Wales Labor government is failing to protect the state’s rapidly declining koala population, which is under threat from logging, climate impacts and disease. Ben Radford reports.