Healthcare

Suzanne James talks to WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John about the Albanese government鈥檚 betrayal of the disability community by ignoring the bulk of the royal commission鈥檚 recommendations while defunding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

A new draft list of NDIS 鈥渟upports鈥 shows why a list is the wrong tool. Many of the supports on the exclusion list are better value for money than items that have been included, argues聽Nova Sobieralski.

Aboriginal flag at NAIDOC march

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.

Pre-class Aboriginal society suggests that people with significant impediments were integrated into community life, participating and contributing to society. Graham Matthews looks at聽the relationship between people鈥檚 disability and the means of production.

Nicholas Cowdery, a former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, told an NSW parliamentary inquiry that the personal use of cannabis should be decriminalised, also to reduce the rate of Aboriginal imprisonment. Kerry Smith reports.

Advocates are pleased that the long-awaited聽Northern Territory Voluntary Assisted Dying Expert Advisory Panel Final Report聽recommends it be made available in the territory. Suzanne James reports.

person holding a blank sheet of paper

Au Loong-Yu is a long-time Hong Kong labour rights and political activist who now lives in exile. In the second part of this interview with 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Federico Fuentes, he discusses China鈥檚 economic woes and the significance of the White Paper movement.

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In the middle of a cost-of-living and housing crisis, it makes sense that a majority of young people think Australia should be more socialist, argues Isaac Nellist.

Megan Krakouer at Ecosocialism 2024

Megan Krakouer, Menang woman of the Noongar Nation, said the rate of incarceration of First Nations people is 鈥渙ut of control鈥 and suicides are rising at an alarming rate. Pip Hinman 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

cannabis pipe

The US state of Maryland made history when it legalised cannabis in a constitutional referendum on July 1, last year. The state took a further step on June 17, pardoning 175,000 cannabis convictions, reports Malik Miah.

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Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books on unequal epidemics, biotech in Africa, capitalist greed, climate history, fracking and corporate crime.

NT citizens are hoping that the new ACT voluntary assisted dying law leads to them also gaining the democratic human right to compassionate end-of-life choices. Suzanne James reports.