Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen are joined by Socialist Alliance national co-convenor聽Jacob Andrewartha to discuss the latest Closing the Gap report, far-right riots in Britain and the political situation in the United States heading towards the November election.聽
Closing the Gap
Prime聽Minister Anthony Albanese claims that Labor is 鈥渄etermined鈥 to close the gap, but the latest report shows things have gotten worse for First Nations people. Isaac Nellist reports.
New South Wales Labor's harsh new bail laws have been widely opposed by First Nations, legal and community groups who say they will cause 'unspeakable damage', reports Pip Hinman.
Gunnai Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has received crossbench backing for her call on Labor to implement the royal commission into Black deaths in custody鈥檚 recommendations. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
History聽shows that governments have consistently resisted any proposals from First Nations advisory bodies to deliver real justice.聽Peter Boyle argues聽that the Voice to Parliament could end up as another token gesture, unless there is a strong and independent movement for First Nations justice.
In February 2016, I wrote an article for 91自拍论坛 Weekly about that year鈥檚 Closing the Gap speech, with the headline 鈥淧M鈥檚 Closing the Gap speech 鈥 more Turnbullshit鈥. Aptly named I thought. But two years later nothing has changed.
The Socialist Alliance stands in full solidarity with the burgeoning movement against the forced closure of remote Aboriginal communities in WA.
This movement can win and if it does it will be a victory for all working people in Australia.
Without any consultation, the federal government announced in September that they would cut funding that, for more than 40 years, had been provided to support these communities. The state government, equally contemptuous in their lack of consultation, then announced that up to 150 communities would have to close.