The family of Gamilaraay, Gumbaynggirr and Wakka Wakka man Tane Chatfield say the criminal justice system was responsible for his death, reports Rachel Evans.
Issue 1273
News
Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends and Water for Rivers rallied on July 15 to call on the Independent Planning Commission聽rule against Santos' Narrabri Gas Project, reports Zebedee Parkes.
Union organisers, health workers and Muslim community representatives say it is聽essential the community be given a central role in coordinating a public health response to COVID-19, reports Jacob Andrewartha.
Voices from the Blocks, a group of聽North Melbourne and Flemington public housing聽residents, is asking the Victorian government to take on board its suggestions on how to deal humanely with the COVID-19 outbreak in their homes.
Refugee rights activists have stepped up their calls for refugees to be released from hotel prisons after a聽guard at the Mantra Hotel tested positive, reports Kerry Smith.
New South Wales communities ravaged by the Black Summer fires are now suffering the impact of the harsh winter cold as they await for their homes to be rebuilt, reports Paul Oboohov.
Analysis
A special ABC investigation has painstakingly uncovered war crimes by Australian SAS troops in Afghanistan. It must lead to the criminal prosecutions of those responsible, along with聽those who ordered the invasion, writes Peter Boyle.
The rise in consciousness about Black deaths in custody makes the labour movement鈥檚 passive inclusion of police 鈥渦nions鈥 increasingly difficult to justify, writes Leo Crnogorcevic.
The release of the Palace letters between the governor general and the Queen have given renewed impetus for聽a republican movement, writes Jim McIlroy.
Rather than spending聽$270 billion on offensive weapons, Alex Bainbridge argues funding should go to permanently raising the JobSeeker rate.
Rupen Savoulian writes that modern history is full of examples where, rather than erasing history, tearing down statues of racist conquistadors has been a necessary starting point for illuminating the darkest corners of imperial colonisation.
Prison rights campaigner Debbie Kilroy聽argues we need to abolish prisons, police and other systems of social control, and that the rising movement around Black Lives Matter鈥揝top Black Deaths in Custody offers a valuable opportunity to talk about the alternatives.
Longstanding Jews against the Occupation member Pat Zinn聽was driven by a deep sense of compassion and concern for her fellow human beings, writes Vivienne Porzsolt.
World
Birmingham, Plymouth, and Newcastle trades and labour councils have recently voted overwhelmingly to join the campaign to halt the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, writes Kerry Smith.
Britain鈥檚 decision to steal Venezuela鈥檚 gold is a violation of Venezuela鈥檚 right to self-determination writes Fiona Edwards.
Two-thirds of all COVID-19 testing in South Africa has been conducted in costly private hospitals. This is raising questions as to whether the most vulnerable 91自拍论坛 of the population are being tested sufficiently, writes Pavan Kulkarni.
In the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, President Trump is demanding schools be completely reopened in August-September, putting students and staff at risk, writes Barry Sheppard.
While not changing the political landscape significantly, Singapore鈥檚 2020 election result has dealt a blow to the country鈥檚 ruling, report聽Mark Tan and Alex Salmon.
The latest crackdown on journalists, authors and publishers in Malaysia, which is aimed at protecting former government figures facing trial for corruption and money laundering,聽is being fuelled by a nauseating campaign of racism and xenophobia, writes聽Peter Boyle.
Adriana Rivas served in the Chilean intelligence agency under dictator Augusto Pinochet. This month, an Australian court will decide whether she will be extradited to Chile, writes Rodrigo Acu帽a.
Tens of thousands of workers and others plan to 鈥淪trike for Black Lives鈥 on July 20, writes Malik Miah. Fast food, ride-share, nursing home and airport workers in more than 25 cities are expected to walk off the job for a full-day strike.
Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network national co-convenor and 91自拍论坛 journalist Federico Fuentes speaks about Venezuela's response to COVID-19.
Culture
Erich Fromm, a high-profile member of the Jewish intellectual diaspora in the United States, introduced wide audiences to Marxism聽even during the 1950s anti-Communist witch-hunts, writes Barry Healy.