Whatever the outcome from the cross-party trip, there is some glimmer of hope, argues Binoy Kampmark.
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A federal cross-party delegation for Julian Assange, including Nationals, independents, Greens, Labor and Liberals, leaves for the US later in September. Stephen Langford reports.
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It's probably no surprise that the Intergenerational Report 2023 passed without much comment. It forecasts the need for greater income revenue, and that will fall to a younger generation. Sam Wainwright reports.
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Community lawyer Renee Lees has condemned Queensland Labor's decision to allow children to be indefinitely detained as “outrageous” and “without justification”. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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The campaign to save the coastal Binybara/Lee Point site from being destroyed for a Defence Housing Australia project continues. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Woodside and the WA government have stepped up their attacks on peaceful climate protesters with the help of Kerry Stokes’ media emporium. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Labor has been reported to the United Nations Committee Against Torture over its decision to “suspend” its human rights act to detain children in adult watch houses. Sonia Hickey reports.
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Drug decriminalisation laws agreed by the Labor-Greens ACT government are now in effect. But NSW Premier is backtracking from promises he made in opposition. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Protesters delivered another letter to the PM, demanding he work harder on securing the release of publisher Julian Assange. Stephen Langford reports.
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Green Left journalist Isaac Nellist goes through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
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Friends of the Earth has come to the decision that it does does not feel comfortable to add its weight to either the “Yes” or Blak/progressive “No” campaigns.
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CEOs and their media mouthpieces are hitting back at suggestions that, in a cost-of-living crisis, there could be an acceptable level of profit. Binoy Kampmark reports.