The Freedom Movement of Iran – Queensland has been organising weekly protests in Brisbane calling on the federal government to do to help the democracy movement win in Iran. Kerry Smith reports.
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Activists pushing to save Murujuga from Woodside’s Scarborough Gas need support
Petrina Harley, one of three members of Scarborough Gas Action Alliance arrested last November for stopping Woodside’s operations on Murujuga, is facing court, Alex Bainbridge reports.
Freedom Movement of Iran: ‘Australian gov’t does not seem to have heard our voices’
The Freedom Movement of Iran – Queensland has been organising weekly protests in Brisbane calling on the federal government to do to help the democracy movement win in Iran. Kerry Smith reports.
Ukraine, war and the British left
Anti*Capitalist Resistance activist Phil Hearse speaks to Green Left’s Federico Fuentes about debates on the British left over Ukraine and the rise of the Enough is Enough cost of living campaign.
From commune to capitalism: Chinas agricultural reforms
Chris Slee reviews Zhun Xu's book on the history of China's agricultural collectivisation.
Class action launched over police use of capsicum spray at IMARC blockade
The Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray at the October 2019 blockade of the International Mining and Resources Conference is being challenged in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Leo Crnogorcevic reports.
Qantas, rain man and the virtual airline
Qantas received $2 billion in federal assistance — via the taxpayer — and still sacked 5000 employees. Binoy Kampmark argues its business model is in tatters.
Australian women left behind as pay gap rises
The gender pay gap — a measurement of gender equality in the workplace — is growing. Andrea Bortoli reports.
Wangan and Jagalingou mark one year of Adani site occupation
Marking a year since they reoccupied land near Adani’s Carmichael coal mine, the Wangan and Jagalingou people in Queensland held a Waddananggu. Coral Wynter and Steffi Leedham report.
Understanding Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy
Green Left's Alex Bainbridge speaks to Renfrey Clarke about former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy.
NSW nurses and midwives strike again over patient ratios, pay rises
Thousands of NSW Nurses and Midwives Association members went on strike for the third time this year to push for safe nurse-to-patient ratios and a pay rise. Jim McIlroy reports.
Turkey: ‘Liquidation of Kurds’ plan behind Erdoğan’s rapprochement with Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is looking for a deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to eliminate the Kurds in Rojava. Peter Boyle reports.