Green Left

Despite opposition from trade unions, legal and human rights organisations, Victoria's Labor government passed a new draconian law to criminalise environment protesters. Sarah Hathway reports.

After more than a decade of campaigns by women, unions and activists, a bill to enshrine 10 days of paid family violence leave in Australia’s National Employment Standards was introduced by federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke on July 28. If...

The catastrophe in Afghanistan is an indictment of imperialism and the US’ vengeful approach to its withdrawal, writes William Briggs.

Capitalism is in crisis and new Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers has offered little by way of analysis and even less optimism, argues William Briggs. 

The Labor Party’s moves to scrap the Cashless Debit Card is welcome but it has to also abandon the paternalistic Basics Card, which largely affects those living in the Northern Territory. Alex Salmon reports.

A community campaign is calling on the state and federal governments to save the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and its mostly Indigenous employees. Rachel Evans reports.

The Sri Lankan government has begun escalating its repression against the popular movement that removed former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from office, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

Indiana has become the first state in the United States to pass extreme abortion restrictions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, reports Common Dreams.

Respected First Nations activist Pastor Ray Minniecon believes the people of Maralinga should be remembered alongside the victims of the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, reports Peter Boyle.

Appallingly, women who have made history make up just 1% of all of Victoria’s statues. Darren Saffin argues why it is important to support a statue of feminist unionist Zelda D'Aprano.

The intensification of the United States economic, financial and commercial blockade of Cuba, combined with the downturn in tourism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused big shortages of food, medicine, fuel and electricity, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.

Four Kentucky police officers have been arrested and charged over the shooting death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, following a two-year campaign, reports Malik Miah.