Issue 1287

News

Contracted by Centrelink, Serco has sacked hundreds of call centre operators in Melbourne, reports Jim McIlroy.

The coronial inquest into the death of Dunghutti man Nathan Reynolds has heard a litany of evidence of gross medical neglect and prison indifference, reports Rachel Evans.

Scott Morrison鈥檚 indignation over Australia听Post CEO gifting Cartier watches to senior executives was crafted to deflect mounting pressure for a federal integrity commission, writes听Jim McIlroy.

Emma Murphy reports that history has been听made following a judge's decision to commit a police officer to stand trial for the murder of Kumanjayi Walker.

An online forum was told of the extra hardships LGBTI refugees applying for asylum face. Chris Slee reports.

Efforts to save sacred trees in Djab Wurrung country have been dealt a savage blow. Alex Milne reports.

Traditional Owners from the Northern Territory have again made it clear to Origin Energy that they do not want gas infrastructure crossing through their听country and sacred sites, writes听Pip Hinman.

People rallied in rain at the opening of听a NSW parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal deaths in custody, reports Peter Boyle.

Analysis

Few would know about the Women's Embassy outside Old Parliament House in Canberra which helped put the campaign for reproductive rights on the political agenda in Australia. Coral Wynter reports.

Peter Boyle reports on Ecosocialism 2020,听which brought together activists from Brazil, Malaysia, the Philippines and Australia, to听discuss how to step up the fight for system change.

Ted Trainer听argues听that ecoanarchism, not ecosocialism, has the potential to avert catastrophic climate change as the state cannot be relied on as the basic determinant in society.

Ecosocialists and ecoanarchists need to come up with strategies to transcend the problems and avert catastrophic anthropogenic climate change,听argues Hans Baer.

The major parties are doubling down on supporting听their fossil fuel mates. Alex Bainbridge argues there needs to be united effort to force them to agree to 2030 emission targets.

Deregulation and weak regulations allows greed and dishonesty to continue in Australia鈥檚 financial sector, argues Suzanne James.

Markela Panegyres uncovers some of the history of the Hyde Park Barracks, a former convict dormitory and Female Immigration Depot.

Under the guise of a phenomenon called security, anti-democratic acts designed to instill fear are being committed, argues Stuart Rees.

Tracey Carpenter reports that Traditional Owners and former Burragorang Valley residents are fighting to save Gundungurra heritage against the state government鈥檚 plans to wipe out their culture.听

There has never been a better demonstration of how corrupt, complicit and hypocritical government institutions have become in their dealings with China than what has gone down with Crown Resorts, writes Suzanne James.

World

Venezuela has an anti-blockade law the government says will help circumvent US sanctions. But some argue听it is a departure from the socialist policies of former president Hugo Ch谩vez, writes Federico Fuentes.

The sit-ins demanding the release of 14 political prisoners听and justice for the victims of police brutality, in early October in Gilgit-Baltistan,听have ignited a movement that crosses听gender and religious divides, write Sonia Qadir and Haider Ali.

Seventy-eight percent of Chileans voted 鈥厂铆鈥 on October 25 for a new constitution, paving the way for a new era in the country鈥檚 history, writes Alan MacLeod.

Supporters of the Rojava Revoluton in north and east Syria will commemorate the seventh anniversary of World Kobane Day on November 1, writes Peter Boyle.

Ahead of the United States election, President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration has effectively given up on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Barry Sheppard.

91自拍论坛 sits downwith Federico Fuentes to discuss the Bolivian elections, the role and character of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and why the coup was defeated.

The Spanish state's relentless pursuit of Catalan independence activists suffered a big hit when the National High Court found the former Catalan police chief听and his three fellow defendants not guilty on all charges, reports Dick Nichols.

Black Lives Matter leaders have expressed strong support for Nigerian students and working people in their #EndSARS protests against state violence, reports Malik Miah.

Extractivist capitalism has uses the state and its idea of 鈥減rogress鈥 to justify jailing Mapuche defenders of the land, writes Daniel Minchekew眉n.

This month marked two and a half years since the assassination of Brazilian socialist councillor Marielle Franco. 91自拍论坛听spoke to Andre Mozor听about the campaign demanding justice for Marielle and Brazil鈥檚 worsening political and health crisis.

91自拍论坛 speaks to Federico Fuentes, a contributor to 91自拍论坛 on Latin American politics, about the overwhelming victory for the Movement Towards Socialism听and the defeat of last year's right-wing coup in the recent elections in Bolivia.

91自拍论坛 sits down with Fightback 鈥 Aotearoa/Australia activist Ani White听to discuss the recent New Zealand elections and the meaning of NZ Labour's听landslide victory听under Jacinda Ardern.

Bernard Regan reports that Britain's peak union body adopted a motion at its annual conference, reaffirming its solidarity with the Palestinian people's struggle against Israeli apartheid.

Culture

Political albums from October 2020

As the fucked-up doom of the US election looms, Mat Ward听looks back at October's political news and the best new music that related to it.听