Sex workers and their allies gathered on Gadigal land in Belmore Park to protest the Australian Border Force and various Australia-wide police being given permission to raid brothels. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Indonesian security forces killed 15 West Papuans during a military operation in the Intan Jaya Regency. Meanwhile, Indonesia and the European Union have just finalised an economic agreement that gives a green light to the exploitation of West Papua’s natural resources, reports Susan Price.
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Los Angeles County voted to declare a state of emergency in response to ongoing immigration raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Jonathan Cannard paints a picture of the crisis and the organised response by grassroots activists and communities.
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Broader alliances still need to be built in solidarity with Palestine, as well as against all racist attacks, which means that movements should avoid tactics that could politically isolate progressive struggles from the people still deciding where to throw their support, argues Peter Boyle.
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When not a single Labor government steps up to address the crises that are being falsely blamed on immigration — unemployment, housing shortages, crime and the cost-of-living rises — it gives space for the far right to spread their hate and division, argues Sue Bull.
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More than 7 million people rallied and marched across the United States in “No Kings Day” protests. Demonstrations took place in 2700 cities and towns in 50 states and in Washington DC, reports Malik Miah.
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Counter-protests against the racist “March for Australia” rallies were organised across Australia.
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During its first nine months, United States President Donald Trump's administration has been practising a more violent and bullying posture in the Americas, write Ana Cristina Carvalhaes and Luís Bonilla-Molina.
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United States President Donald Trump is making clear to the US people and the world that he is transforming the world’s most powerful military state into a one man, one party-ruled country, write Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.
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Morocco invaded and occupied Western Sahara 50 years ago this month. Australian Western Sahara solidarity activist Ron Guy discusses these events and the role of WikiLeaks in revealing the truth behind them, with researcher and human rights activist Isabel Lourenço.
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Just days before a far-right rally in London, Green Left’s Susan Price spoke to Derek Wall, a former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, about developments on the left, specifically the recent Greens leadership election and the “Your Party” initiative by former Labour Party figures Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.
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Anti-racist activists took to the streets to protest federal Labor’s new draconian anti-immigration laws, which allow Australia to deport asylum seekers to Nauru. Jake Maison reports.