The University of Sydney’s threat to suspend Luna, a transgender refugee, for writing pro-Palestine messages on a whiteboard has drawn attention to its repression of campus activism. Pride in Protest reports.
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Any party or MP facing off Donald Trump’s attacks on trans, nonbinary people and women will have a fight on their hands, argues Rachel Evans.
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The NT Country Liberal Party has contracted the controversial private British-Danish security firm G4S to provide “much-needed relief” in the corrections system. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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While young people are generally more progressive, the far right is pushing misogyny to draw young men into their movement. Isaac Nellist reports.
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The new Universities Australia definition of antisemitism is an ugly attempt to silence the pro-Palestine movement on campuses and academics, university workers and students who critique Israel and Zionism. Markela Panegyres and Jonathan Strauss report.
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Thousands of Indonesian students across the country are taking to the streets protesting the Prabowo Subianto administration, launching a new movement against the former military general’s program of “budget efficiency”, reports Girard Mariano Lopez.
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The Australian Council of Trade Unions has launched a campaign to push back against supermarket giants and other large employer groups wanting to abolish penalty rates in the retail sector. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Matilda Lane-Rose, from Disrupt Burrup Hub, joins the Green Left Show to discuss why we must oppose the destructive gas project.
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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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Hundred heads of state and gurus of the digital industries, such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman, are gathering in Paris to promote the benefits of Artificial Intelligence, prompting Éric Sadin to organise a counter summit. He explains why.
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NSW Greens MLC Sue Higginson has spoken out about dangerous “lynch mob politics”, saying it is “stupidly ignorant” and leads to laws that don’t work. Paul Gregoire reports.
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Eleven historic days of popular struggle sealed President Yoon Suk-yeol’s fate, following his declaration of martial law. Yoon’s impeachment represents a tremendous triumph of people power, but the struggle is not over, writes Won Youngsu.