Democracy

Colin Barnett sweating over anti-Roe 8 campaign
Mexico: Neoliberal attacks ignite gas war
Ireland: Sinn Fein calls for new elections, alleges British and unionist sabotage
A tale of ritual humiliation at the job agency
Court ratifies Treaty candidate’s election
Pollies and their perks

I wonder what the recently dumped federal Liberal health minister Sussan Ley’s private reaction was to former MP Bronwyn Bishop rushing to her defence over the expenses scandal?
Port Melville marine supply base approved again without any environmental conditions
Sydney demands justice for David Dungay-Hill
United States: Standing Rock still needs support
Letter from the US: The hypocrisy of blaming 'Russia'
Centrelink robo-debt fiasco an attack on the poor
Vigils for Manus Island refugee Faysal Ishak Ahmed

In the wake of another death on Manus Island, vigils are being held around the country and more than 200 refugees on Manus Island have signed a letter calling for a Royal Commission to fully investigate IHMS (the Manus detention medical provider contracted to the Australian government) and its political control by Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection.