The lack of meat on supermarket shelves under the latest wave of the pandemic is a story of poor working conditions in the meat processing plants. Ema Moolchand and Shelley Marshall report.
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Off to the Supreme Court: Assange’s appeal continues
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's legal team has been granted leave to appeal to Britain's Supreme Court against his extradition to the United States, reports Binoy Kampmark.
Australia’s middle power dream
The average Australian has been enveloped by the inevitability of the US alliance as if it were a natural result of our history and “shared” values, writes Roger Davies.
Sydney Invasion Day 2022 march
Thousands marched peacefully through the streets of Sydney to mark Invasion Day on January 26. Peter Boyle reports.
Invasion Day protest demands Don Dale ‘Get the kids out of that jail’
“Nobody would want their children in there,” Josie Crawshaw told a 150-strong Invasion Day protest outside the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.
Activists stage anti-‘Australia Day’ protest at Captain Cook statue in London
Activists in London gathered at Captain Cook's statue in solidarity with mass rallies and dawn services held to mark Invasion Day in Australian cities on January 26, reports Kerry Smith.
Thousands march on 50th Anniversary of Tent Embassy
Thousands of First Nations people and allies marked Invasion Day on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country, marching to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy outside Old Parliament House. Adam Trumper reports.
Invasion Day 2022: ‘We are fighting for justice’
Scenes from the Invasion Day rally in Meanjin/Brisbane
Mexico: Journalists unite in protest after three murdered in two weeks
Last year, Mexico was named the second most dangerous country in the world for journalists, after Afghanistan. A recent wave of assassinations has sparked nationwide protest action, reports Tamara Pearson.
Honduras: Leftist Xiomara Castro to be sworn in as president
Leftist Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya won November’s presidential elections in Honduras with 51% of the vote — the highest proportion of votes for a presidential candidate in Honduran history, reports Ben Radford.
Socialist Alliance maintains electoral registration
The Socialist Alliance has managed to remain a registered political party, able to run in the federal elections with its party name and logo. Alex Bainbridge reports.
What solutions for labour shortages?
Labour shortages give unions a stronger bargaining position. Sue Bull argues they need to argue against racist and nationalistic tropes that migrant workers steal Australians’ jobs, while defending workplace safety, wages and conditions.