Labor came to government on the back of a strong vote for real action on climate change, but have now reneged on the promise to introduce stronger environment protection laws. Pip Hinman reports.
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The 25th anniversary of the successful vote for independence by Timor-Leste was marked on August 30. Leo Earle took these photos for Green Left.
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A new group — Defend the Unions – Defend the CFMEU — has been formed to force the new anti-CFMEU law to be repealed and to reinstate the sacked CFMEU officials. Mary Merkenich reports.
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The Yes in My Backyard — YIMBY — movement claims the key to affordable housing is unbridled development, primarily in inner-city locations. Sue Bolton argues that it does not identify the real causes, let alone offer real solutions.
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Since August 22, cities across Indonesia have been rocked by student-led protests against a proposed regional electoral law. Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, the managing editor of a new progressive publication Merdika.id, who joined the protesters in Jakarta.
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Writer, activist and director of the Centre for Studies for Socialist Democracy Reinaldo Iturriza, discusses the competing, and inadequate, narratives surrounding Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election with Federico Fuentes.
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Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Antonio González Plessmann from Venezuelan left-wing human rights collective SurGentes to break down the country’s July 28 presidential election.
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Tens of thousands of trade unionists took to the streets around the country to demonstrate their opposition to Labor’s new anti-Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union law.
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Thousands of people rallied outside the Democratic National Convention in the United States, raising opposition to the Israel-US genocide in Gaza, reports Kamala Emanuel.
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Internet shutdowns should be a real concern for all Australians, as the government can shut down access with very little justification. Emma Starr reports.
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WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John has slammed Labor’s failure to act on the disability royal commission’s key recommendations, saying the party has failed the disability community. Suzanne James reports.
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Labor’s new laws appointing an administrator with absolute dictatorial powers to run every branch of the Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union is the most serious attack on a union in living memory, argues Sam Wainwright.