Nicholas Cowdery, a former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, told an NSW parliamentary inquiry that the personal use of cannabis should be decriminalised, also to reduce the rate of Aboriginal imprisonment. Kerry Smith reports.
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Venezuela's far-right opposition has refused to accept defeat in the country's presidential election amid simmering unrest and violence in the streets of Caracas, sparking warnings of another coup attempt, reports Jake Johnson.
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CFMEU members in Victoria are standing strong with hundreds of members attending an overflowing branch meeting keen to discuss a fight-back. Sue Bull reports.
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Dozens of University of Sydney clubs, societies and groups held stalls on campus in defiance of management’s draconian new Campus Access Policy. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Renfrey Clarke writes that some of Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan “facts” are comedic — in a very dark kind of way. But the Coalition’s endorsement of nuclear will have a deadening effect on investment in renewables.
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The movement against genocide has highlighted PM Anthony Albanese’s intransigent support for Israel. This is a reason for the new crackdown on pro-Palestine protesters, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
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Advocates are pleased that the long-awaited Northern Territory Voluntary Assisted Dying Expert Advisory Panel Final Report recommends it be made available in the territory. Suzanne James reports.
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More than 1000 people protested outside the NSW Labor conference at Sydney Town Hall, demanding it stop arming Israel and supporting genocide in Gaza. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Two years after the popular anti-government uprising, the struggle for democracy in Sri Lanka remains fragile, writes Janaka Biyanwila.
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Au Loong-Yu is a long-time Hong Kong labour rights and political activist who now lives in exile. In the second part of this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, he discusses China’s economic woes and the significance of the White Paper movement.
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The Human Rights Law Centre’s latest report on anti-protest laws should concern all those trying to win more democracy from a system geared to limit it. Josh Adams reports.
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Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke with "Zaria", a Bangali activist with @deshisforliberation, about the struggle by students in Bangladesh for justice in the face of unprecedented repression.