Left organisations and climate activist groups, including Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth, mobilised hundreds of people to a united climate rally. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Trans advocate: ‘Bill Shorten is wrong to quash inclusive birth form’
Rights campaigners say that the push to remove gender neutral language from a Medicare form sets a dangerous precedent for an already marginalised section of the population. Nova Sobieralski reports.
Tanzania: How Maasai women are resisting land grabs
For decades, the Maasai have been resisting displacement by mining, tourism and conservation, reports Hibist Kassa.
Truck convoy to Canberra demands safety changes to deadly industry, getting worse
Hundreds of truck drivers and their vehicles converged on Parliament House in Canberra demanding transport industry safety rules. Jim McIlroy reports.
Corporations’ use of facial recognition technology paused after CHOICE investigation
After being caught red handed using facial recognition technology unbeknown to customers, three major retailers have given a meek assurance that they will “pause” their use. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Could the NT and ACT finally get the right to pass voluntary assisted dying laws?
A bill to overturn the 25-year ban on the ACT and the NT legislating voluntary assisted dying was introduced into federal parliament on August 1 by Labor MPs Alicia Payne and Luke Gosling from Darwin. Suzanne James reports.
Free Julian Assange, protesters say
Protesters gathered at Parliament House to demand the Labor government apply diplomatic pressure to the British and United States governments to drop the political case against Julian Assange. Kerry Smith reports.
Russian socialist dissident: ‘Putin’s regime will collapse — and probably sooner rather than later’
Boris Kagarlitsky, a Moscow-based sociologist and editor of the socialist website Rabkor, spoke to Federico Fuentes about the domestic factors behind Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and the role of the left in anti-war organising.
Powerhouse Museum ‘rejuvenation’ threatens to destroy its historic character
The campaign to save the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo continues after the NSW Coalition government announced it would close the museum to the public for “rejuvenation”. Jim McIlroy reports.
Activists demand Labor raise JobSeeker
A snap protest in front of Centrelink, initiated by stay-at-home mother, called for JobSeeker to be raised. Tyrus Maxwell reports.
10 new albums the US Supreme Court judges won’t listen to
Mat Ward looks back at July's political news and the best new music that related to it.
‘Quake’: An insight into family dysfunction
Barry Healy reviews Quake, which gives an insight into family dysfunction and violence and how individual members come to bear the guilt of collective failures.