Anthony Albanese’s government is pushing bilateral security treaties with Pacific Island states as a matter of urgency, in a bid to shut China out. Binoy Kampmark reports.
-
-
Ecosocialism 2025 was the meeting place for hundreds of activists and many guest speakers from left parties and groups from the Indo-Pacific and Asia. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
-
Anti-racism corroborrees and Sovereignty Never Ceded rallies were organised across the country in a powerful pushback to the right’s attempts to declare that immigration must end and migrants are not welcome. Chloe DS, Markela Panegyres and Peter Boyle report.
-
Disabled people are furious at NSW Labor’s failure to implement even basic recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission, the National Disability Insurance Scheme review and countless NSW Housing and Ombudsman reports, writes Suzanne James.
-
In the context of racist far-right marches — including attacks on First Nations-led Camp Sovereignty — the recent Ecosocialism 2025 conference in featured a panel of four First Nations women deeply involved in the struggle for sovereignty. Ben Radford reports.
-
The latest Green Left Show features Merck Maguddayao (Philippines), Suraendher Kumarr (Singapore), Gandipan Nantha Gopalan (Malaysia) and Jacob Andrewartha (Australia) in a round table discussion about imperialism in the Asia-Pacific, democracy and socialism.
-
AUKUS makes it more, not less, likely for Australia to be involved in a United States war on China, but not because the government has had no say. Labor has chosen to be the US’ deputy sheriff, argues Pip Hinman.
-
As the Gen Z protest movement shook Nepal to its roots, Nepalese journalist and writer Manarishi Dhital — a veteran of the 1996–2006 People’s War against the monarchy — spoke to Green Left’s Peter Boyle about why the movement is “re-awakening Nepal’s revolutionary spirit”.
-
Iran under the mullahs has seen several waves of mass protest, each put down with extreme violence, writes Sarah Glynn.
-
As Israel intensified its assault on Gaza, its supporters in Australia gathered at a luxury resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast to discuss how to stop criticism of the state of Israel by labelling it antisemitic. Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran report.
-
Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe said a Treaty process that does not address the “continuous theft of our land and destruction of our sacred sites undermines our very survival”. Kerry Smith reports.
-
John Englart died unexpectedly at his Fawkner home with his beloved chihuahuas, Juliet and Jones, close by. Andrea Bunting writes about the life of this leading campaigner for social justice and climate action.