Glencore’s guarantee of jobs cannot be trusted, based on its own history, writes Steve O'Brien. Its bid to expand its coal mining must be rejected and it must be forced to offer a strong transition package to affected miners and their communities.
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Ruth Mitchell, a doctor and neurosurgeon, argues that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs showed the unacceptable effects they have on humans and the environment, and that Australia must sign the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents new books on denial, green colonialism, wildfires, energy, the far right, global crises and our ties to nature.
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Delegates to Labor’s national conference were greeted by two large protests, as well as smaller actions, demanding that AUKUS be scrapped and communities and climate action be funded. Markela Panegyres reports.
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Gas company Beetaloo Energy has rebranded as Beetaloo Digital as part of an attempt to use data centre investment to drive more fossil fuel energy expansion. Justin Tutty reports.
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Ian Angus joined the Green Left Show to discuss his new book on metabolic rifts, as well as the upcoming Ecosocialism 2026 conference.
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Brazilian socialists Sabrina Fernandes and Mariana Riscali are confirmed to speak at Ecosocialism 2026, which is bringing together activists to discuss pathways for overcoming capitalism. Fred Fuentes reports.
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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus introduces six new books on revolution, climate denial, invasive species, planetary history, ecocivilisation and the war makers.
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Fergus Green, of The Australia Institute, joins the Green Left Show to discuss his report about Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism.
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As record-breaking heatwaves scorch the northern hemisphere and another El Niño summer is predicted here, new research from The Australia Institute says Labor’s safeguard mechanism is failing. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims he wants Labor’s national conference to “showcase” the party as inclusive, open and democratic. But he is just as committed to avoid discussing AUKUS and Palestine, despite sharp internal divisions on both. Markela Panegyres reports.
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The AUKUS Public Inquiry is looking into how much toxic nuclear waste Australia will be required to store, how many jobs will be created and why we are being prepared to potentially join a war against China — the country’s largest trading partner. Binoy Kampmark reports.