Peter Boyle reports that thousands marched through Sydney to demand democracy in Iran and justice for Jina Mahsa Amini.
Issue 1371
News
Two climate activists are defending their charges of blocking the road to Woodside Energy鈥檚 Scarborough liquid natural gas plant on the Burrup Peninsula, reports Nova Sobieralski.
Climate campaigners are demanding that聽Sumitomo Mitsui Banking聽Corporation,聽MUFG Union Bank and Mizuho Bank stop funding Whitehaven Coal. Coral Wynter reports.
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union adopted a resolution against AUKUS at its recent national conference. Kerry Smith reports.
A protest outside the office of immigration minister Andrew Giles demanded聽permanent visas for refugees. Chris Slee reports.
This year's聽Closing the Gap report provides more damning evidence of the聽colonialist approach to First Nations people. Isaac Nellist reports.
Climate activists rallied聽to defend the right to protest and to free Violet CoCo, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison聽for blocking one lane of traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Isaac Nellist reports.
Protesters gathered outside the Perth Magistrates Court聽to protest the 15-month prison sentence handed to climate activist Violet CoCo for blocking traffic in Sydney. Alex Salmon reports.
The Federal Court has dismissed Santos鈥 appeal against the finding that the oil and gas corporation had failed to consult Traditional Owners on the Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea. Pip Hinman reports.
鈥淭he Australian Defence Exports Office聽is a gift from the government to the weapons鈥 corporations,鈥 Miriam Torzillo told protesters outside its office. Paul Oboohov reports.
Climate activist Violet CoCo has been sentenced聽to 15 month鈥檚 prison for blocking vehicles, possessing a bright light distress signal and refusing to comply with police directions, reports Rachel Evans.
Analysis
Right-wing groups聽are leading violent protests聽in Bolivia. Juana Maldonado asks Australians to stand in solidarity with the Bolivian government and its people.
The unjust jailing of climate activist Violet CoCo exposes the limits of the聽type of democracy we are being asked to uphold, argues Alex Bainbridge.听
The Socialist Alliance聽supports the right of Ukrainians to resist Russia's invasion and access military assistance,聽including聽military training, but is opposed to Australian personnel participating in Operation Interflex.
While the new laws聽were never going to be a fix-all, they do not聽help those affected by data breaches. Privacy protections also need to be strengthened. Vivien Miley reports.
The NSW聽Premier said he is聽pleased聽Deanna 鈥淰iolet鈥 CoCo was jailed for her聽non-violent protest. Wendy Bacon writes that he is聽out of step聽with聽human rights and climate change groups.
After a long battle by campaigners, the聽Restoration of Territory Rights Bill 2022聽has passed, opening聽the way for Territories to pass voluntary assisted dying laws. Suzanne James听谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.
Grassroots movements have gotten us to the point where governments can no longer deny climate change is happening. Pip Hinman聽argues that those movements have to grow to avoid being sucked into false solutions.
Australia鈥檚 adversarial justice system聽effectively puts the victim/survivor on trial聽and retraumatises them all over again. Zeta Henderson argues urgent changes are needed.
Getting the Victorian government back in the game on energy ownership is good policy and appears to have been widely welcomed in the聽elections, argues Cam Walker.
Nursing聽union activist and Socialist Alliance member Chris Jenkins explains the dispute between the Australia Nursing Federation WA聽and the WA government on the latest 91自拍论坛 Show.
Federal public servants will start enterprise bargaining from next May after receiving only small pay rises throughout the nine years of Coalition government.听Stanley Blair reports.
Firearms Prohibition Orders are supposed to target organised crime. But are they聽just another way for police to search and detain without cause and accountability, asks Suzanne James?
World
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is generating debate among聽southern Europe's pacifist and progressive forces, who turned out for a massive anti-war protest in Rome last month, reports Dick Nichols.
Socialist and environmental activists came together to launch a course of educational seminars on ecosocialism in the Philippines鈥 capital, Manila, on November 25, reports Susan Price.
Ecosocialism 2022 session on Ukraine, imperialism and the left featuring Denys Pilash and Sam Wainwright.
Choo Chon Kai, a leading activist in the Socialist Party of Malaysia, has been building solidarity with democracy activists in China for many years. He discusses the recent protests in several cities in China.
Negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine must be aimed at achieving a lasting and just peace. Federico Fuentes reports.
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been impeached by right-wing forces in Congress, the final act in a 17-month-long destabilisation campaign, reports Ana Zorita.
The United States has unveiled its latest deadly weapon of aggression in the Indo-Pacific, reports Binoy Kampmark.
The United States Supreme Court struck down a state law in June that restricted the carrying of guns in public, reports Barry Sheppard. Since then, 38 states have legislated some form of "open carry" laws.
The United States House of Representatives has passed legislation blocking a national rail strike planned for December 9, reports Malik Miah.
Almost 1000 delegates representing more than two hundred workers鈥 organisations in more than 120 countries gathered in Melbourne for the International Trade Union Confederation's 5th World Congress, reports Ron Guy.
The idea of trusting the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund with 鈥渋nnovative approaches鈥 to聽assist developing countries dealing with the effects of climate change is a recipe for disaster, writes Chris Lang.
Culture
For the right-wing press, Elon Musk 鈥 who backed the Republicans in the recent midterm elections 鈥 is a social media saviour, writes Ari Paul.
Sovereign Cinema, part of Melbourne's Environmental Film Festival, is a one-day mini-festival on December 10, reports Kerry Smith.