Socialist Alliance opposes the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centres being pushed by the Victorian Labor government, as they have no social licence and are being driven by corporate greed.
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A snap rally drew several hundred opponents of the Environmental Protection Authority’s recent decision to renew licences for 16 salmon farms on the Tasman Peninsula for up to two years. Philip Bohle reports.
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Bob’s life principles were based on solidarity, opposition to oppression and exploitation and support for working-class struggles, recalls Sue Bolton.
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Sabrina Fernandes is a political economist and ecosocialist activist based in Brazil. She joined Federico Fuentes on the latest episode of the Green Left Show to discuss the need for an ecosocialist future, and how tackling the climate crisis requires a radical transformation of society.
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Hundreds of people called for a moratorium on the construction of data centres at a protest called by the Borderlands Cooperative and Citizens of Tottenham. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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NSW Police formally withdrew charges against 125 protesters from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade. Jim McIlroy reports that activists say they have been “vindicated” for having taken one of the largest civil disobedience protests at Newcastle port
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More than 100 people rallied in Martin Place to say “No” to Glencore’s bid to expand its coal mines in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Fossil fuel companies are targeting young people in schools, early childhood centres, museums and community organisations to propagandise about the industry, downplaying its role in causing climate change. Ben Radford reports.
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The WA Supreme Court has disallowed Woodside’s demand for more information on Disrupt Burrup Hub activists, prompting one to say it should serve as a warning to corporations to think twice before abusing the legal system to stifle protest and freedom of expression. Cas Smith reports.
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Green Left’s Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud spoke with activist journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin during her visit to Australia from the United States to promote her film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy.
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Traditional water owners from the northern Murray Darling Basin have set up a new First Nations group to ensure that cultural and personal connections to local rivers are restored as part of their water rights and to stop environmental degradation. Tracey Carpenter reports.
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Activists from Rising Tide joined a national day of action to protest against ANZ funding fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Elias Boyle reports.