The FIFA World Cup, due to begin in Qatar in November, will be stained by one of the highest casualty rates amongst workers in the competition’s history, reports Binoy Kampmark.
Green Left
An insightful guide to Australian labour history
When a young socialist activist asked Peter Boyle for some suggested reading on Australian labour history it led him to Rowan Cahill and Terry Irving's latest book.
Noam Chomsky: In Ukraine, diplomacy has been ruled out
Renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky recently spoke with Alternative Radio’s David Barsamian about the war in Ukraine.
Qantas smiles: Shareholders and executives grin, customers and staff grit their teeth
While Qantas services sank and 9000 lost their jobs, chief executive Alan Joyce engineered the biggest transfer of public money to a corporation in Australia’s history, reports Michael West.
World Refugee Day rally: ‘Leave no refugee behind’
Refugee activists gathered on World Refugee Day to continue to call for the permanent protection for refugees and to end the country’s racist and cruel migration policies. Andrea Bortoli reports.
Ecosocialist Bookshelf — June 2022
Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books on science, medicine and socialism.
Predictable monstrosities: Priti Patel approves Assange’s extradition
The only shock about the British Home Secretary’s decision to extradite Julian Assange to the US was that it did not come sooner, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Gillon McLachlan’s AFL legacy is youth gambling
Nearly one young person in every 25 has a problem with gambling, and teenagers are four times more likely to develop gambling problems than adults. Darren Saffin reports.
Predictable monstrosities: Priti Patel approves Assange’s extradition
The only shock about the British Home Secretary’s decision to extradite Julian Assange to the US was that it did not come sooner, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Gillon McLachlan’s AFL legacy is youth gambling
Nearly one young person in every 25 has a problem with gambling, and teenagers are four times more likely to develop gambling problems than adults. Darren Saffin reports.
Climate protesters tell Labor it has a mandate to act fast
Climate protesters from Sydney, Canberra and the New South Wales South Coast held up placards and banners demanding immediate action on climate change as Labor MPs arrived to be sworn in. Paul Oboohov reports.
Protesters mark 15 years of the NT intervention, demand no more police guns in First Nations communities
Protesters gathered at Sydney Town Hall on Gadigal Land on Saturday June 18 to demand the removal of police guns from remote First Nations communities and demand justice for Kumanjayi Walker, who was killed by police officer Zachary Rolfe in 2019. The rally heard from...