Issue 1363

News

CFMEU听members employed by giant plasterboard manufacturer Knauf have been picketing the company鈥檚 Port Melbourne factory in support of their claim for a pay rise and permanent contacts. Chris Slee reports.

Hundreds participated in a multi-faceted protest outside the Land Forces weapons expo over October 4鈥6. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Socialist Alliance鈥檚听鈥渄eep reach鈥 in the north west of Melbourne was reflected at the launch of its election campaign. Chloe DS reports.

Mali Cooper

All charges against Mali Cooper relating to Blockade Australia climate protests in June have been dropped. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Nature Conservation Council CEO Jacqui Mumford said while the federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek鈥檚 promise to halt extinctions is an 鈥渆ncouraging step鈥, more needs to be done. Kerry Smith reports.

The first day of the Ecosocialism 2022 conference brought together听many activists involved in climate, union and solidarity campaigns in Newcastle. Niko Leka reports.

Activists called on Tanya Plibersek听to stop logging old-growth forest, the habitat for the endangered Tasmanian masked owl.听Jesse Holly reports.

The lack of progress on enterprise agreement negotiations is why workers at Hydro Tasmania are taking strike action the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union听said. Kerry Smith reports.

A new report has found that听鈥渙verwhelming numbers鈥 are 鈥渟truggling with high rents and large rent increases, with profound impacts for their health鈥. Isaac Nellist reports.

Sydney Al Nakba protest.

The Canterbury-Bankstown Council unanimously supported a motion condemning 鈥渁nti-Palestinianism鈥 on September 29.听Khaled Ghannam reports.

Signs up around Waterloo and Redfern

Residents are fighting back against听to the New South Wales government plans to demolish 749 public homes in Waterloo South. Andrew Chuter reports.

Analysis

A more climate-friendly federal government does not give Victoria an excuse to become complacent,听argues Anna Langford.

An anti-war protest on Hiroshima Day, August 6, at Sydney Town Hall

The Anthony Albanese Labor government is holding a parliamentary inquiry into how Australia decides whether or not to go to war. Why not let the people decide? Peter Boyle asks.

Socialist Alliance extends its听solidarity听to听the mass protest movement in Iran that has developed in response to the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian authorities.

The Australian laws covering data protection are听woefully inadequate and outdated.听Binoy Kampmark reports.

The NSW government enacted new anti-protest laws with Labor's support, but it is having difficulty getting its new anti-union laws through. Jim McIlroy reports.

Sarah Hathway and Angela Carrsay much听more public housing and a听freeze on rent is urgently needed to stop a social crisis.听Pip Hinman reports.

World

Peoples Democratic Party - HDP

People鈥檚 Democratic Party (HDP) Foreign Affairs Commission co-spokesperson Hi艧yar 脰zsoy discusses Turkey鈥檚 growing international presence, domestic politics, and how the party is preparing for next June鈥檚 elections.

Renewable energy

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act听constitutes the boldest climate action so far by the US government, writes Richard Heinberg. However, this doesn't mean the US or the world is on track to a safe climate future.

Lula Da Silva

It is vital that the social forces in Brazil combine to secure a victory for Luiz Inacio "Lula" Da Silva in the second round of elections on October 30, and to face the challenges ahead, writes Michael Lowy.

Saharawi refugee camp

Australian fertiliser company Incitec Pivot has confirmed that it is expecting delivery of phosphate rock exported by Morocco from occupied Western Sahara, reports Kerry Smith.

teheran-iran_hair

The uprising in Iran sparked by the murder of Mahsa (Jina) Amini continues to spread across the country and international support for the Iranian people's resistance to the regime is growing, reports Kerry Smith.

Clean up after Hurricane Ian in Cuba

Cuba's world-leading disaster management system sprang into action when听 Hurricane Ian struck the country鈥檚 western province of Pinar del R铆o, on September 27, report Vijay Prashad and Manolo De Los Santos.

Women Kabul

Following a blast in a predominantly Hazara majority area, which killed 43 and injured 82, women from the ethnic minority community demonstrated against the attacks, demanding the genocide end, reports Peoples Dispatch.

US-China Pacific

If ever there was a blatant statement of realpolitik masquerading as friendliness, the latest United States-Pacific Island declaration must count as one of them, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Giorgia Meloni

The European far right are seeking to capitalise on the crises resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine to mobilise support, argue Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

Brazil first round election result

Leftist former President Luiz In谩cio "Lula" da Silva fell just short of clearing the 50% threshold to win the Brazilian election outright, setting up an October 30 runoff against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, reports Jake Johnson.

Iran solidarity protest in Sydney

The uprising in Iran following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini by the "morality police" has been going for 13 days. Dr Kamran Matin听discusses the situation.

Recording of a public forum on the Brazilian elections featuring Luana Alves and Andre Mozor.