Green Left

The holiday season is meant to be a joyous time, but for the nearly 3 million poor Australians it is nothing but embarrassment, isolation and hunger. Nova ‘Jade’ Sobieralski reports.

Nilofar told a forum by video link from Indonesia that refugees stranded there are not allowed to work or study which has led some to commit suicide. Chris Slee reports.

The Mackay Conservation Group is celebrating after it was announced that Urannah Dam had been withdrawn from the environmental assessment process. Kerry Smith reports.

Anti-coal activists sung adapted Christmas carols outside the head office of National Australia Bank as part of the campaign to demand it end funding to all fossil fuel projects. Jim McIlroy reports.

The announcement of a defence cooperation agreement between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia is causing concern to West Papuans and raising question that need answers, writes Yamin Kagoya.

Amnesty International Australia and Amnesty International Indonesia criticised Australia's decision to award General Andika Perkasa, chief of the Indonesian military. Kerry Smith reports.

Kurdish Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani launched his new book at UNSW, telling a packed-out audience that thousands of refugees are still in limbo. Niko Leka reports.

Community members gathered on December 1 to raise the West Papuan flag in the lobby of weapons company Thales’ Brisbane office, reports Kerry Smith.

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six important new books on fungi, wheat, racism, building socialism and more.

More than $22,000 a minute is being handed over in subsidies to fossil fuel companies. Jay Larbalestier, a Fireproof Australia activist, speaks about why people are protesting. 

Six environment activists, who stopped a trainload of coal from Adani’s Carmichael mine and climbed machinery at Abbot Point coal terminal two weeks ago faced court today. Kerry Smith reports.

Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad, a Research Associate with SOAS University of London and associate editor of The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies spoke with Farooq Sulehria about the significance of the revolutionary movement in Iran.