Public servants are demanding fair pay rises and the permanent abolition of the 2.5% wage cap. Jim McIlroy reports.
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As Russian anti-war sentiment grows, will Ukraine be Putin’s Vietnam?
Anti-war sentiment continues to grow inside Russia, as the death toll rises among soldiers sent to the frontlines from some of Russia's most ethnically marginalised and poorest peoples, reports Dick Nichols.
The ‘gas crisis’ is a fraud
We are being told that there is a gas shortage and the coal industry is failing because it has been run down in favour of renewables. Sue Bull argues these claims are fraudulent.
Tiwi Islanders challenge regulator over Santos gas project
Senior Lawman and Tiwi Traditional Owner Dennis Tipakalippa is challenging the federal offshore oil and gas regulator’s decision to approve Santos’ plan to drill the Barossa gas field. Naish Gawen reports.
Remembering the Frontier Wars and striving for systemic change
The Labor government has reignited hope that First Nations peoples will be included in decision-making. But the lasting impact of colonisation in how laws are applied also has to be addressed, argues Isaac Nellist.
Stephen Bates: Greens MPs have a responsibility to help community campaigns grow
Retail worker and unionist Stephen Bates, now the federal MP for Brisbane, spoke to Alex Bainbridge about his reasons for joining the Greens and his approach to his new job.
Coming of age in Enver Hoxha’s Albania
Alex Miller reviews Lea Ypi's fascinating memoir, which paints a vivid picture of growing up in Albania, during communist rule and the country's descent into casino capitalism and civil war.
Colombia: The promise of democracy
A political earthquake struck Colombia last month, when the left-leaning Historical Pact won the first round of the presidential elections after getting 40.3% of the vote, write Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva. Can the left break the cycle of violence to win the...
NSW Teachers Federation State Council opposes AUKUS
The NSW Teachers' Federation State Council has called on the new Labor government to oppose AUKUS and reject the 'obscene military escalation' spearheaded by its predecessor. Kerry Smith reports.
UN, Chinese human rights abuses and US interference
United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet's visit to China last month was seized on by the United States to ramp up its anti-Chinese rhetoric, writes William Briggs.
Dendrobium coal mine extension plan protested
Activists oppose the NSW government's move to declare a coal mine expansion in the Sydney water catchment to be “state significant infrastructure”. Jim McIlroy reports on the campaign against the Dendrobium coal mine expansion.
Film Review – ‘The Coup d’État Factory’
A new documentary by Brazilian duo Victor Fraga and Valnei Nunes dissects the role of media in creating the conditions to dismantle democracy and pave the way for the rise of Jair Bolsonaro. Liván García-Duquesne reviews.