Issue 1366

News

Members of the Iranian community and supporters demonstrated outside the Iranian Embassy on October 12 and 19. Paul Oboohov reports.

A Fremantle Pride Protest聽has been called by several LGBTIQ聽organisations for November 20 to support queer rights.聽Nova Sobieralski reports.

Anti-war

Sydney Stop the War Coalition released a statement opposing the deployment of Australian Defence Force trainers and raising concerns about the lack of parliamentary oversight, reports Kerry Smith.

Protesters demanded聽federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek intervene to save the Murujuga rock art from being destroyed聽in the Burrup Peninsula. Bill Mason reports.

Move Beyond Coal, Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends, Extinction Rebellion and others protested outside Whitehaven Coal鈥檚 annual general meeting. Rigmor Berg reports.

Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy organised a ceremony to mark the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the tragic sinking of SIEV-X 21 years ago. Niko Leka reports.

Cassius Turvey vigils across the country

National solidarity actions have been called by the family of Cassius Turvey, a young Noongar man who died after being set upon and beaten by youths with an iron bar. Kerry Smith reports.

Apple workers in Newcastle bowling for strikes while on strike.

Apple workers struck for 24 hours, taking聽the next step in their unprecedented national industrial action campaign for a better agreement. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Housing activists rally outside Homes Victoria holding sign that says "Housing is a human right"

Activists gathered outside Homes Victoria to demand an end to the privatisation of housing and for more public housing to be built.聽Isaac Nellist聽reports.

The Renters and Housing Union organised a protest on as part of its campaign to put rights for renters on the agenda.聽Elizabeth Bantas reports.

The Maritime Union of Australia has condemned an Australian company resuming trade in phosphate plundered from Western Sahara, a country under an illegal occupation by Morocco. Kerry Smith reports.

Nala Mansell of the聽Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre聽said the police officers responsible for assaulting聽a young聽man in聽custody聽must be stood down. Kerry Smith reports.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) organised a colourful and noisy three-day protest against the Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Kerry Smith reports.

This is a revolution

The streets rang out with chants of "Be our voice", "Woman, Life, Freedom" and "One solution: revolution" as thousands marched through Brisbane rain.聽Alex Bainbridge reports.

More than 500 people rallied to show their solidarity with the pro-democracy movement that has erupted in Iran. Alex Salmon reports.

Analysis

Anti-war protest at Disrupt Land Forces October 4

Anti-war activists and workers should view with suspicion and be very wary of any further Australian military intervention in the war in Ukraine, argue Alex Bainbridge and Peter Boyle.

Those claiming that 鈥渁ctivist鈥 athletes are 鈥渕ixing sports with politics鈥澛爏upport a different type of politics. Alex Salmon argues we need to support聽聽brave players demanding their club not be used to enhance the reputation of corporations.

Cost of living

For those of us forced to live with it, Labor鈥檚 first budget since 2013 is both a missed opportunity and a threat of worse things to come, argues聽Graham Matthews.

Margaret McLellan travelled to East Timor, visited refugees in the Villawood Detention Centre and was involved in the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and Christians for Peace.聽Steve O'Brien 补苍诲听Niko Leka reflect on her life.

Graphic: Viv Miley

At a time when science should be guiding government policy, important climate research is under attack, reports Ben Radford.

Graph showing who benefits from stage 3 tax cuts

鈥淪top the cuts,鈥 is the usual left response at budget time. But on the eve of the first budget to be delivered by the Anthony Albanese Labor government, there are three cuts we should support. Peter Boyle reports.

The United Nations Sub-committee on the Prevention of Torture had only just begun its long-awaited visit to check on detainees in Australia when it suddenly cancelled聽the visit. Paul Gregoire reports on the聽obstruction it faced while聽attempting to carry out its mandate.

German MPs from several democratic parties call for Julian Assange's release on October 19.

Jennifer Robinson, Julian Assange's lawyer, told the National Press Club that if the appeal fails and Assange is extradited to the US,聽his prison conditions will be at the whim of intelligence agencies which plotted to kill him. Binoy Kampmark reports.

World

Migrants suchiate by Jose Luis Granados Ceja

The United States expelled hundreds of Venezuelans to Mexico over October 15鈥16, reports Jos茅 Luis Granados Ceja.

Porter Burks

The family of Porter Burks, a young Black man from Detroit, Michigan, who was shot dead by cops, is demanding justice, reports Malik Miah.

Iran teachers strike

Iranian teachers staged a two-day strike on October 24, as anti-government sentiment continues to grow, reports Susan Price.

The United States public relations firm helping Egypt organise COP27 also works for major oil companies and has been accused of greenwashing on their behalf, report聽Ben Webster聽补苍诲听Lucas Amin.

Raqqa

Following its liberation from Islamic State, Raqqa is rebuilding its damaged infrastructure, economy, health and education sectors, and constructing a pluralistic, grassroots democracy, reports ANF English.

Canadian and United States military aircraft in Haiti

The United States is searching for a formula to justify its fourth major military intervention into Haiti in a century, reports Kim Ives.

Culture

Still from 'My Imaginary Country' by Patricio Guzman

Artist and playwright Jepke Goudsmit presents her impressions of Patricio Guzman's new documentary on Chile's second revolution.