Hundreds of people turned out at short notice to protest federal government's religious discrimination bills. Elizabeth Bantas reports.
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Great Barrier Reef fantasies: Morrison’s electoral ploy
With the government in a spot of bother, expect some rather extravagant public spending promises in this phoney electoral war. The Great Barrier Reef, one of the single most remarkable natural structures on Earth, is not one that has been spared. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Inner West Council urged to help regional councils wishing to demerge
A group representing councils across NSW that want to demerge has urged Inner West Councillors to work together to force the NSW government to pay for the demerger. Peter Boyle reports.
Twelve years after US-backed military coup, Honduras’s left is back in power
Leftist Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as Honduran president. Ben Radford explains how her inauguration marks the end of 12 years of right-wing rule and the first time since 2006 that the country has a legitimately-elected president.
Former Citipointe student speaks out against religious bigotry
Former Citipointe student Jared Mifsud spoke out against the so-called Religious Discrimination Bill, reports Alex Bainbridge.
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Former Citipointe Christian College student Jared Mifsud spoke out against the so-called religious discrimination bill at a Brisbane rally on February 9.
Why the Taliban won
Anand Gopal's No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War through Afghan Eyes, published seven years before the Taliban took control of Kabul for a second time in 2021, helps explain their victory, writes Chris Slee.
Pandemic hits privatised aged care system hard, urgent reform needed
Aged residents in care are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19, while the PM wastes precious time trying to convince us that the system is not in crisis. Jackie Kriz argues for a complete overhaul.
Unions, staff fight Sydney Uni Arts Faculty cuts
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney is being replaced by a new, centralised discipline structure, reports Georgie Dixon.
18 years on and still no justice for TJ Hickey
February 14 marks 18 years since young Kamilaroi man TJ Hickey died after being chased by police and landing heavily on a fence. No one has been charged; his family is yet to receive any justice, writes Isaac Nellist.
Job cuts at TAFE NSW means students cannot enroll
Thousands of New South Wales TAFE students are still trying to enrol in courses, even after the start of the teaching year. Niko Leka reports.
Labor condemned for supporting Kurri Kurri gas
Criticism is being levelled at the Labor Party for switching to support a new gas-fired power station at Kurri Kurri in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. Jim McIlroy reports.