The Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party is moving fast, in a Trumpian direction, to ride roughshod over the environment and peoples’ livelihoods. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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Despite winning a majority in Sri Lanka’s parliament, the National Peoples Power government is struggling to gain momentum on the deep structural reforms required to guarantee people’s economic wellbeing, protect the environment and fend off attempts by the far right to capitalise on discontent, writes Janaka Biyanwila.
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John Butcher, a long-time campaigner for environmental and social justice, passed away on Invasion Day. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The United States has used sanctions since 2022 to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the technology to manufacture them. However, this seems to have backfired, reports Peter Boyle.
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Science Magazine predicts that Australia will be one of the countries with the highest risk of extinctions worldwide, as temperatures increase above 1.5°C. Josie Mackay-Sim reports.
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Why is a former Miss America touring Australia to promote nuclear energy? Mariota Spens reports.
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Mirroring the dynamics of colonial-era plunder, international trade involves a systematic transfer of wealth and labour from the Global South to the Global North. Ben Radford reports.
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Across the world, governments are targeting climate change protesters, while allowing fossil fuel companies to continue to pollute. In Australia, such arrests are above the international average. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Disrupt Burrup Hub climate campaigners defiantly pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and will return to court to fight other charges. Riley Breen reports.
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Activists again stopped logging in the West Kunanyi Range, part of the Wellington Range, following a call from Uncle Jim Everett to protect Country in the lead-up to Invasion Day. Kerry Smith reports.
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Narratives surrounding the California wildfires deflect from the urgent need to address the root causes of climate disasters, argues S A Hamed Hosseini.
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The signing of the world’s biggest free trade agreement between the European Union and Southern Common Market — after 25 years of stalled negotiations — has grave implications for the environment and human rights, reports Ben Radford.