A detained Serbian tennis player at the Park Hotel has unwittingly helped shine a spotlight on the Morrison government's cruel policies towards refugees. Chloe DS reports.
Green Left
Protest calls on Ansell to reinstate sacked workers, clean up supply chain
A protest outside transnational corporation Ansell’s headquarters demanded it reinstate sacked union activists in Sri Lanka and negotiate with genuine unions in its supply chains. Chris Slee reports.
Sudan: Protests demand end to military rule
“No negotiation, no partnership, no legitimacy” is the new slogan of the mass protests in Sudan against military rule, reports Susan Price.
Australia’s systemic migrant labour exploitation exposed
Much has been said about the rampant exploitation of migrant workers in Australia but the Migrant Workers Centre has data showing it is even worse. Hyeseon Jeong reports.
Understanding the China-US conflict
Author William Briggs characterises the intensifying conflict between the United States and China as a rivalry between two capitalist powers, one growing in strength, the other long dominant but now declining, writes Chris Slee.
Ai Weiwei: The artist as troublemaker
Barry Healy reviews exiled Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's recent memoir.
bell hooks — a fiery Black feminist
Malik Miah pays tribute to radical feminist, scholar and activist bell hooks, who died on December 15.
Omicron: governments must reverse course, restore public health measures
The Prime Minister, together with the NSW Premier and NSW Health Minister are driving the neoliberal push to lower public expectations about the public health system and governments keeping people safe and secure, writes Alex Bainbridge.
Protest calls for MITA detainees to be released
A protest inside two compounds of the Broadmeadows Immigration Detention Centre (MITA North) at the end of December prompted a solidarity rally calling for the detainees to be released. Chevy McBride reports.
A man of substance and joyful to the last: the Desmond Tutu I knew
Armed with inclusive views of humanity, “the Arch” crossed borders, challenged nationalism and advocated justice, not least for the Palestinians, writes Stuart Rees.
Great power rivalry and capitalist crisis
Thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the promised peace and harmony has been illusive, writes William Briggs.
Wangan and Jagalingou people: ‘Adani has never had our consent’
Adrian Burragubba, Senior Elder and spokesperson for the Nagana Yarrbayn, Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians, said the resistance to Adani continues. Kerry Smith reports.