Alex Bainbridge reports on a聽protest聽to mark eight years since Kevin Rudd declared聽the so-called 鈥淧NG solution鈥.
Issue 1315
News
Protesters聽marked eight years since the Kevin Rudd government announced he would stop asylum seekers arriving by boat from ever settling in Australia. Alex Salmon reports.
The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society organised a solidarity event聽to protest the crippling聽United States blockade on Cuba, reports Alex Brainbridge.
Defenders of the historic Willow Grove聽are disappointed with the NSW Supreme Court鈥檚 decision聽to give the go-ahead to its destruction. But聽Susan Price reports they are determined to fight on.
The Transport Workers Union is pushing for strike action after talks broke down with Toll, which wants to impose a new workplace agreement that slashes conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.
The cases of 18 refugee rights activists who participated in a car convoy last year have been adjourned to October. Chris Slee reports.
Refugee rights supporters rallied outside Northern Hospital聽to show their support for a Tamil refugee who has been detained for more than 11 years. Chris Slee reports.
Lurking off the coast of China鈥檚 eastern seaboard are three US聽aircraft carrier battle groups, to be joined by a British aircraft carrier group and Australian and Canadian warships. Talisman Sabre 2021 has just begun, reports聽Kerry Smith.
Veteran socialist councillor Sue Bolton has been pre-selected to run for the Socialist Alliance in聽the federal seat of Wills, reports Jacob Andrewartha.
Support for casual聽retail workers at a popular bookshop in the Inner West,聽who are campaigning for a workplace agreement, is growing.聽Isaac Nellist reports.
The father of a young First Nations man聽who was involved in聽a Parklea Correctional Centre聽roof-top protest against racism聽has spoken out about conditions聽in聽the prison system. Isaac Nellist reports.
Workers at Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre聽in聽Marrickville who聽have been聽stood down without pay during the lockdown聽are organising for their rights. Isaac Nellist reports.
Hundreds showed solidarity with workers taking聽protected industrial action to support their colleagues who were replaced with labour hire by Svitzer. Jacob Andrewartha听谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.
Analysis
Niko Leka quotes from聽Farhad Bandesh, who was imprisoned on Manus Island and later in the Mantra Hotel, who said the torture of聽innocent people amounts to聽the聽'absolute neglect of humanity'.
The federal government聽has聽failed on vaccines,聽quarantine and adequate or timely income support. Alex Bainbridge and Sarah Hathway聽argue that for a lockdown to work, it is imperative workers have income support and stable housing.
While the changes to superannuation have been welcomed by many, workers in the gig economy and women聽remain at risk of being left behind.聽Suzanne James聽reports.
The United Nations has designated Australia as having done the least out of 193 countries to combat climate change. Patrick McDonald reports.
Federal environment minister Sussan Ley is challenging a ruling that the government has聽a duty of care聽to children when considering the approval of fossil fuel projects, writes聽Paul Gregoire.
A second pandemic is lurking in the shadows of COVID-19 鈥 the pandemic of聽femicide聽and violence against women, writes聽Markela Panegyres.
91自拍论坛 spoke with Sister Susan Connelly, convenor of the Timor Sea Justice Forum and a co-convenor of the Alliance Against Political Prosecutions, about the latest developments in the Witness K and Bernard Collaery case.
The aggressive police operation to 鈥渃ombat鈥 the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney鈥檚 South West is yet another example of聽politicians鈥 racist, anti-working class and punitive handling of the pandemic, argues Markela Panegyres.
From Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard to Coalition PM Scott Morrison, Australian leaders have tried to appear in a chorus of extras, parroting that Assange had broken the law,聽writes聽Stuart Rees.
Activists continue to organise against the cashless debit card, which is being rolled out in lower socio-economic communities.聽Bernadette Smith reports.
The NSW government, not local government,聽must be forced to聽remediate a聽community park near the largest traffic interchange in the southern hemisphere, argues聽Pip Hinman.
World
As the investigation into President Jovenel Mo茂se鈥檚 assassination unfolds, the United States is laying the groundwork to deploy troops into Haiti, writes Dan Cohen.
The US government says it is going to help Central America fight corruption and free the Cuban people. But any help from the US comes with ulterior motives, writes Tamara Pearson.
After nearly two decades of war and聽occupation, United States and NATO forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan, leaving Afghans to pick up the pieces, reports Pip Hinman.
Following betrayal and expulsion, Forward Andalusia has regrouped and relaunched, reports Dick Nichols.
For six decades now, the United States has unsuccessfully sought to achieve regime change in Cuba, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.
The impacts of climate change in the Pacific are compounded by the legacy of colonial occupation and the responses of rich countries to displacement, writes Susan Price.
Boris Johnson's government is intent on delivering the National Health Service to global private health providers and private health insurance conglomerates 鈥 unless it is stopped, writes Bob Gill.
Protests have erupted in Eswatini, a southern African kingdom formerly known as Swaziland, following the alleged police murder of a law student in early May, reports Maxime Bowen.
The campaign to overturn Peru鈥檚 presidential election results is one of 鈥渦nconventional warfare鈥, report Jos茅 Carlos Llerena Robles and Vijay Prashad.
Culture
Jim McIlroy reviews Behind the Cold War on China, an important contribution to the current debate about China today.
Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents A People鈥檚 Green New Deal, plus three new books on pandemics and two on the global food crisis.
In his new book, Yanis Varoufakis has used fiction to stimulate our imaginations into anticipating the necessary end of capitalism, writes Dave Bell.
Gunpowder Milkshake mixes intricate fight scenes with a slick, retro, neon-inflected look, writes Barry Healy.