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A COVID-19 blog by 91自拍论坛's European correspondent Dick Nichols, who is based in Barcelona.

Refugee activist and medical doctor Kamala Emanuel was arrested by Queensland Police on May 15 for holding a sign. The sign read: "COVID-19: Just one more reason to free the refugees".

Kamala Emanuel harassed by police for holding a sign

Refugee activist and medical doctor聽Kamala Emanuel聽was arrested by聽Queensland Police on May 15 for holding a sign which read: 'COVID-19: Just one more reason to free the refugees'. Here is her account of the events.

In the latest episode of "Lockdown: Coronavirus, capitalism and solidarity", Zebedee Parkes takes a look at the links between the coronavirus crisis and the climate emergency and how our response to both must be interlinked.

A protest against McDonald's efforts to undermine the award of already underpaid workers was organised in Sydney, reports Jim McIlroy.

Many are doubtful that the National Tertiary Education Union national executive's jobs protection plan sets out to do what it claims to, writes Jonathan Strauss.

The union representing nurses and midwives has rejected the New South Wales government鈥檚 effort to freeze their pay, saying it was abhorrent to ask frontline workers to do more for less, writes Pip Hinman.

The recently-formed Global Ecosocialist Network held its first formal meeting on May 3. Ecosocialists from Africa, Europe, North America and Australia exchanged experiences, planned activities and adopted the following statement on the COVID-19 crisis, writes Susan Price.

The return to work must be accompanied by measures to make workplaces safe and ensure聽JobKeeper cannot be rorted, writes Fred Fuentes.

Vietnam 鈥 the country US generals once tried to 鈥溾 鈥 is quietly leading the world in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Peter Boyle.

Just as horrific as the growing COVID-19 death toll and infection numbers in the United States is the spectacle of the daily tantrums of its megalomaniac President Donald Trump, writes Peter Boyle.

Public housing tenants, housing co-operative activists and renters protested outside the NSW parliament to demand relief for residential renters, reports Rachel Evans.