Several hundred Sydney Ferries workers, members of the Maritime Union of Australia, went on strike for better pay and conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.
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In the second part of our interview, Ella Teevan, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee, talks with Green Left’s Isaac Nellist about the importance of challenging President Donald Trump’s war drive, imperialist interventions and far-right agenda, and whether ecosocialist ideas are gaining traction in the United States.
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Candidates for Lutruwita Socialist Alliance are running in three local government areas in the upcoming Lutruwita/Tasmania council elections. Chris Jenkins and Pip Hinman report.
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Brazilian political economist and ecosocialist Sabrina Fernandes will be a keynote speaker at Ecosocialism 2026, in Magan-djin/Brisbane over September 11–13. Ahead of her visit to Australia, Fernandes spoke with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes about the importance of ecosocialist ideas in the fight for a better world.
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Concerned local residents joined a rally to support the ongoing campaign for accessible tram stops of Sydney Road in Naarm/Melbourne, Darren Saffin reports.
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Health professionals and community groups have condemned the Nothern Territory Country Liberal Party government’s decision to deploy armed officers on public buses and into public housing. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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The recent hantavirus outbreak reminds us that global capitalism is engaged in an assault on nature that also poses an increasing threat to human populations, argues John Clarke.
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If developers have their way, the Bays West redevelopment will likely end up as a “Barangaroo 2.0” — a privatised waterfront enclave for wealthy residents and investors. Ben Radford reports.
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Singapore delivery driver Gavin Neo worked himself to death in 2025, writes Ilyas Muzaffar. Since then, labour and climate activists have joined forces to call on workers to take back their lives.
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More than 250 people joined a bike ride protest across the Story Bridge because of pending state government restrictions on legal e-bike riders. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Andrew Chuter, a public and active transport campaigner, has warned that Labor’s decision to temporarily halve the fuel excise may worsen the impact of the Iran war fuel crisis. Peter Boyle reports.
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Andrew Chuter dropped in to see View from the Docks, a free exhibition of works by Naarm/Melbourne-based graphic artist Sam Wallman at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Gadigal/Sydney.