Green Left

More than 50,000 Queensland teachers went on strike to demand better pay and more classroom resources. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Join the march in your city on August 24 to demand an end to Israel's starvation genocide in Gaza. 

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack is a powerful account of the systematic Israeli targeting of medical staff as part of its genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, writes Jim McIlroy.

Binoy Kampmark reports on the targeting of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues, who were assassinated in a drone attacks by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza City, on August 10.

Isaac Nellist spoke to Amanda Shweeta Louis from the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) about the commercialisation of Malaysia’s education system, solidarity with Palestine and why young Malaysians are looking to socialism. 

A scathing report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found that nearly 1000 jobseeker recipients have had their payments unlawfully cancelled over a two-year period, in what welfare advocates have dubbed “Robodebt 2.0”.  Josh Adams reports.

Nearly two years into the United States and Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, the leadership of some unions are only just beginning to show solidarity. While welcome, these gestures fall far short of what is needed now. Clint Duncan reports.

The recent discovery of a mass grave in Sri Lanka has ignited a wave of protests by Tamils demanding an investigation, accompanied by calls for the government to fulfil its pledge to improve the treatment of Tamils. Chris Slee reports.

The global streets’ response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that Israel will seize Gaza City has been huge protests demanding sanctions on Israel. Pip Hinman reports. 

Western foreign ministers who intend to recognise a Palestinian state need to be honest, argues Khaled Ghannam. How can they say Hamas must be prevented from participating in any future government in a future Palestinian state, and also insist on free and fair...

The Maritime Union of Australia is ramping up the pressure on the Pilbara Port Authority by applying for protected industrial action over wages and housing at the Utah Point Bulk Handling Facility. Chris Jenkins reports.

Boffins, bosses and the ACTU will discuss making the economy more “productive” in the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, but their main aim will be to find ways to protect the wealth of those who already have it. Graham Matthews reports.