Refugee activists shut down the offices of the Department of Home Affairs in Meanjin (Brisbane) on November 11. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Calls for systemic change at rally for Gomeroi man Mark Mason
Family members of Gomeroi man Mark Mason killed by New Wales Police marked 11 years since his killing by NSW Police by calling for justice for all victims of police violence. Rachel Evans reports.
Ecuador: President’s neoliberal reforms face broad opposition
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso's neoliberal capitalist economic policies and proposals are facing determined opposition from diverse social sectors, Harvey Goldberg reports.
Crown Melbourne slapped with a feather
A Royal Commission found Crown Casino was unfit to run the Southbank complex in Melbourne. But, as Shane Pemmelaar reports, it will not lose its licence.
Turkey: HDP, Kurds persecuted by the Erdogan regime
November 4 was the fifth anniversary of the imprisonment of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs FigenYüksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas by the Turkish state, writes Devriş Çimen.
Wealth, power and corruption in China
Desmond Shum was a businessman in China during the period of market reform. Chris Slee reviews his book, which gives an insight into the corruption that accompanied the process of capitalist restoration.
The fraud of ‘net zero’ versus the real hope from Glasgow
Greta Thunberg told the massive Fridays for Future rally in Glasgow that the COP26 climate summit was a “failure” because globally leaders were refusing to commit to real action. Alex Bainbridge argues the bright spot is the leadership coming from the streets.
Uranium mining ban reinstated in Greenland
Greenland’s Inatsisartut (parliament) passed a law on November 9, reinstating the country's ban on the prospecting, exploration and exploitation of uranium, reports Peter Boyle.
Blacklisting the merchants of spyware
The US Department of Commerce revealed on November 3 that it would be adding Israeli-based spyware developers NSO Group and Candiru to its blacklist, reports Binoy Kampmark.
COP26: No more green-washing, we need action
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the 30,000-strong student climate strike in Glasgow on November 5. The following day, about 100,000 people took to Glasgow’s streets again for the COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. More than 300 protests...
Stop the creeping privatisation of community assets
The Inner West Council faces growing threats to its public assets particularly since the forced merger of the three councils. Bernadette Smith explains what's at stake.
COP26: Net zero 2050 and 1.5°C are not compatible
David Spratt argues that there is a dangerous underestimation of the condition of the climate at COP26 and that 2025 and 2030 needs to be the focus.