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Video by Alex Bainbridge of the听rally to free Julian Assange on May 24.

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The United States and the corporate media is defending Ecuadorian right-wing president Guillermo Lasso, who dissolved the country鈥檚 parliament on May 17 and will rule by decree for up to six months until new elections are held, reports Ana Zorita.

Labor Party members joined leftists and peace activists to speak out against militarism, AUKUS and the Quad at a protest organised by Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition on May 24, reports听Alex Bainbridge.

LGBTIQ rights

The Republican onslaught against LGBTIQ communities in the United States is escalating, reports Barry Sheppard. So far this year, 51 anti LGBTIQ bills have passed in 18 Republican-controlled states.

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Australian director Gem Romuld听said that the hundreds at the rally were just听the tip of the iceberg of a new movement that is building against militarism.听Alex Bainbridge reports.

Tobias Lund

Tobias Drevland Lund, an MP for Norway鈥檚 radical left party R酶dt (Red Party), speaks to Federico Fuentes about the party's rise and response to Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine.

Alex Bainbridge writes new analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office听has found that the cost of the 鈥淪tage 3鈥 tax cuts will be $313 billion over 10 years 鈥斕齛 huge increase on the $254 billion previously estimated.

Stella Assange headlined a 1000-strong rally calling for Julian Assange to be released immediately from Belmarsh Prison. Video by Alex Bainbridge.

Given how much of听the Australian media stable have been unconcerned about the prosecution of publisher Julian Assange, it was poignant to have his wife, Stella, present at the National Press Club. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Scenes from the Climate Era

Belvoir St Theatre's Artistic Director Eamon Flack on telling the stories and imagining the realities of climate change.

The campaign against unsustainable salmon farms in Tasmania鈥檚 estuaries and oceans is growing stronger.听Robynne Murphy reports.

Protest for Sudan in Sydney

Members of the Sudanese diaspora in Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia launched an appeal on April 28 for 鈥渦rgent humanitarian assistance, support and protection of civilians鈥 in Sudan, reports Susan Price.