Chris Slee

Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson鈥檚 pleas ignored in custody, inquest told

The Victorian Coroners Court has just听completed public hearings听in听a coronial inquest听into the death of听Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman听Veronica Nelson. Chris Slee reports.

Tamils remember massacre, oppose occupation

Tamils in Melbourne marked the 2009 Mullivaikkal massacre听and demanded an end to the military occupation of Tamil land. Chris Slee reports.

Anti-government protests in Sri Lanka on April 13

Wave of protests across Sri Lanka

A wave of protests has spread throughout Sri Lanka in recent weeks, sparked by an economic crisis. Chris Slee reports.

Rally demands freedom for refugees and those on 501s

The Refugee Action Collective held a rally outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) in Broadmeadows听to demand freedom for those inside. Chris Slee reports.

Rally opposes detention, deportation

Refugee rights protesters gathered outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation听to demand the detainees鈥 freedom.听Chris Slee, AV and Chloe DS report.

Disenfranchised book cover

How workers' power was dismantled in China

Chris Slee reviews a recent book exploring the rise and fall of workers' power in China.

Home Affairs to face charges of neglect of refugees

A case against the Department of Home Affairs and International Health and Medical Services听over the death of an Iraqi refugee held in the Villawood detention centre has been adjourned. 颁丑谤颈蝉听厂濒别别 reports.

Xinjiang Year Zero

China's 'war on terror' in Xinjiang

Chris Slee reviews a new collection of articles dealing with the oppression of the Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.

Sri Lankan health workers protest

Sri Lanka: Government bans health workers' strikes

A district court in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo ordered the government nurses union to suspend strike action on February 9 after more than three months of strikes, reports Chris Slee.听

Why the Taliban won

Anand Gopal's听No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War through Afghan Eyes,听published seven years before the Taliban took control of Kabul for a second time in 2021, helps explain their victory, writes Chris Slee.听

Online rally demands Tamil self-determination

A Tamil Refugee Council online rally for 'black day' called on the Australian government to stop aiding the Sri Lankan government鈥檚 genocidal policies. Chris Slee听reports.

Immigration minister鈥檚 鈥楪od鈥 powers criticised

The Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) discussed the 鈥淕od鈥 powers of the immigration minister, so named because of their unlimited nature. Chris Slee reports.