Chris Slee reviews a new collection of articles dealing with the oppression of the Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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Rally demands refugees are freed, given permanent visas
Several hundred people protested to free the refugees imprisoned in the Park Hotel and Melbourne Immigration Transit Accomodation prisons. Andrea Bortoli reports.
Australia says ‘No war in Ukraine’
Anti-war networks called protests against the war in Ukraine, and against NATO expansionism, in several Australian cities on March 6, a global day of action.
Sydney demonstration against the war on Ukraine
Peace and anti-war groups came together in Sydney to join the global protest against Russia's war in Ukraine on March 6. They also called for an end to NATO's expansionism, not forgetting the West's meddling and provocations. Greens NSW MLC David Shoebridge,...
The Ukraine War and the “Good” Refugee
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has produced hundred of thousands of refugees. It has also revealed the hypocrisy and racism on the part of receiving states who have shown deep reluctance in accepting refugees of colour from other conflicts. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Ukraine nuclear fears part fuelled by Australia’s uranium
Ukraine has an aging fleet of 15 reactors — two-thirds of which have now exceeded, or are at, their design life use-by date. This is fuelling concern in the current war writes Dave Sweeney.
Invasion of Ukraine a ‘turning point’ for Putin’s Russia
Russia expert Tony Wood told Federico Fuentes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine represents “a turning point” for his regime.
Climate youth fill the streets to #StandWithUkraine
Young climate campaigners with Fridays for Future took to the streets on March 3 to stand with the people of Ukraine and call for a world that prioritises peace and freedom from fossil fuels for all, reports Jessica Corbett.
We need a fair electoral system
There is little analysis of the role the electoral system plays in Australian politics, nor much exploration of alternatives, argues Anne McMenamin. Most of us have no direct voice in government, even though we are told we do — every three or four years.
Amid catastrophic floods politicians blame ‘Mother nature’
The catastrophic floods in northern NSW and southern Queensland seems to have taken some MPs by surprise. But, as Alex Bainbridge reports, the IPCC has warned that climate change will increase the likelihood of such catastrophic events.
Video: Behind Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
Livestream of the forum on Ukraine with William Briggs and Sam Wainwright.
‘We are against the war, and won’t back down’
Renfrey Clarke has translated an unsigned editorial that appeared on the Russian blogsite Rabkor (Worker Correspondent). Boris Kagarlitsky is the blog's chief editor.