The Ecosocialism 2026 conference, in Magan-djin/Brisbane, brought together ecosocialist, anti-colonial, feminist and anti-racist activists for an empowering exchange of ideas and experiences. Peter Boyle reports.
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In his six-part oral history series with Pintjin (PJ) Thum, Dr Poh Soo Kai — a former student activist and political prisoner detained for nearly 17 years without trial — reveals how Singapore’s history is an ongoing site of ideological contestation, writes Ilyas Muzaffar.
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A screening of The Young Marx at the Muloobinba/Newcastle Resistance Centre drew a crowd of local campaigners and socialist activists. Lola Heuston reports.
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Suzanne James caught up with Melbourne singer-songwriter Les Thomas, who is back in Australia after a highly successful British tour that took his music from London clubs and Oxford’s Blackwell’s bookshop to the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Dorset.
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Students have demonstrated moral leadership in this country by walking out of class to reject racism and One Nation’s destructive vision for the future. As Peter Boyle writes, Gen Z’s overwhelming rejection of One Nation needs to be backed up by the trade unions.
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An event and exhibition aiming to draw concrete lessons from the struggle against Indonesia’s New Order military regime, highlighting the contributions of left and pro-democracy movements, will take place in Jakarta this month. Peter Boyle speaks to Esty Pratiwi Lubarman, one of the event’s organisers.
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Ana Cristina Carvalhaes is a founding activist of Brazil’s Socialism and Liberty Party. In this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, Carvalhaes explains US President Donald Trump’s aggressive neo-colonialist shift and the imperialist and sub-imperialist role played by some 'middle-sized economies'.
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Ana Cristina Carvalhaes is a founding member of Brazil’s Socialism and Liberty Party. In this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, Carvalhaes argues for a non-dogmatic theory of imperialism that incorporates ecology.
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Shamikh Badra argues that when Palestinians are discussed as objects of inquiry, rather than as people with history, political agency and lived experience, the picture will always be incomplete.
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Pauline Hanson’s podcast interview with far-right British figure Tommy Robinson has cleared up any ambiguity about the meaning of One Nation’s call for a “monocultural” Australia, argues Peter Boyle.
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Jim McIlroy remembers the Australian Council of Trade Union’s national general strike to defend Medibank — Australia’s first universal, tax-funded public health insurance scheme, which predated Medicare.
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More guest speakers for Ecosocialism 2026 have been confirmed, including a First Nations leader, a Greens MP and activists from the United States, Malaysia, Brazil, Western Sahara and Australia. Fred Fuentes reports.