Green Left

Town and country united in a Put Local Back Into Council rally at NSW Parliament House on August 9. Judging from the range of parliamentarians, former mayors, city councillors and passionate community activists from all over the state who addressed the rally, this is...

A large number of climate groups supported an emergency protest following Labor's deficient climate bill passed through federal parliament. Rachel Evans reports.

Claims that Labor’s 43% climate emissions bill will bring “an end to the climate wars” are wrong: it will harder to ensure a safe climate with a just transition for workers, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Extensive efforts are underway in Cuba to control a major fire that broke out at an oil storage facility in the city of Matanzas, reports Tanupriya Singh.

Renfrey Clarke presents an analysis of the balance of forces in Russia's war on Ukraine and argues that urgent international negotiations are needed to secure the survival of an independent Ukrainian state.

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.