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A poem for the times by John Monfries - with apologies to Dorothea Mackellar.

Socialist Alliance senate candidate Paula Sanchez told Alex Bainbridge that 'socialism is the light at the end of the tunnel'.

Society can take the measures urgently needed to address the climate emergency if we have an economy run for people and the planet, said Socialist Alliance NSW Senate candidate Rachel Evans in this interview with Green Left. "The problem is that we now have an economy...

The pandemic has provided cover for a direct assault on exhausted and demoralised health professionals in Britain, including an overhaul of primary care that will see GPs relegated to corporate functionaries in a system devised by and for the benefit of the globally...

Major multinational corporations such as Shell and BP have made much of cutting ties with Russia. The publicity value has been significant, but it has a hollow ring to it, argues William Briggs.  

Dozens of people joined a protest outside the Hilton Hotel where former Defence Minister Peter Dutton addressed an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon to give an “inside look at Australia’s defense posture amidst rising global tensions and dynamic activity in Europe...

The UNISON National Executive Council, representing more than one million public service workers in Britain, has released a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire and for all Russian armed forces to immediately withdraw from Ukraine.

The NSW Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman has confirmed the government will pay for the cost of council demergers. Brian Halstead reports.

Cuba will host a peace conference calling for the removal of United States military bases from foreign countries, an end to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and global arms race. Ian Ellis-Jones reports.

A candlelight vigil to oppose Russia’s war in Ukraine was organised by No War, No AUKUS ACT. Paul Oboohov reports.

A case against the Department of Home Affairs and International Health and Medical Services over the death of an Iraqi refugee held in the Villawood detention centre has been adjourned. Chris Slee reports.

Paula Sanchez told an International Women's Day function, hosted by the Sydney's Kurdish community, that IWD was for women and men “because equality is something we all have to fight for”. Pip Hinman reports.