Another Feminist Walking tour heard from a range of feminist speakers. Rachel Evans reports.
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A Bolshevik in Box Hill
Mary Merkenich reviews Maree Roberts’ entertaining novel about Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky’s sister Olga Kameneva.
Journalism, Assange and reversal in the High Court
It is fittingly monstrous that the decision to extradite Julian Assange was handed down the same day the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to two journalists, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Same sex marriage may soon be legal in Cuba
A new family code that provides for same-sex marriage is being discussed by Cuba’s legislature, the National Assembly of People's Power, before it goes to a popular referendum, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.
Community demands demerger in Inner West poll
With more than 88% of the votes counted, 63% of Sydney's Inner West residents voted “Yes” to demerge and re-establish the former councils of Ashfield, Marrickville and Leichhardt, reports Andrew Chuter.
NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passes lower house
Suzanne James speaks to Shayne Higson, Vice President of Dying With Dignity NSW, about the historic passing of the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 through the NSW Legislative Assembly
No justice for Julian Assange, but plenty of cruelty
Cruelty has caught fire in Australian politics; cowardice has become the currency affecting exchange with Washington and London, argues Stuart Rees.
Let’s just call it a war
Tracy Sorensen reviews the latest work by award-winning author Stephen Gapps, which recounts the furious and bloody war that began with the occupation of Wiradyuri lands.
Justice denied: the judicial kidnapping of Julian Assange
The ruling to allow Julian Assange's extradition to the United States is based on fraudulent “assurances” scrabbled together by the Biden administration when it looked in January like justice might prevail, writes John Pilger.
Protesters say ‘No’ to AUKUS, nuclear submarines and war with China
A national weekend of action against AUKUS was organised over December 10-12 with protests in Canberra, Perth, Sydney, Wollongong, Hobart, Brisbane and Adelaide. Kerry Smith reports.
Protesting BlackRock’s support for Adani
A protest called on United States multinational investment management corporation BlackRock not to fund Adani. Coral Wynter reports.
School strikers protest NAB’s support for fossil fuel corporations
School students protested outside National Australia Bank headquarters calling on it to stop funding fossil fuels. Coral Wynter reports.