There鈥檚 a new bogey man on the block.
It is credited with the rise of brazenly crude figures such as Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson. It is behind outrageous-sounding propositions like Safe Schools, anti-discrimination laws and gender equality. It is running around Melbourne, putting a tiny skirt on the little figure on traffic lights.
In this increasingly polarised political climate, political correctness has emerged as the new villain.
For the first time since Ireland was partitioned in 1921 as part of a treaty to end Ireland鈥檚 War of Independence, supporters of Northern Ireland鈥檚 鈥渦nion鈥 with the British state no longer hold a majority in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Quito-based research institute, the International Centre for Advanced Studies in Communications for Latin America (CIESPAL), has decided against renewing its contract with the British security company G4S after meeting with BDS activists who informed it about G4S鈥檚 complicity with Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights.聽
Despite the wet weather, the commemoration of the 213th Anniversary of the Battle of Vinegar Hill went ahead at the Vinegar Hill Monument in the grounds of Castlebrook Memorial Park on March 5.
With the passage of the Climate Change Act (CCA) that mandates a target of zero net emissions by 2050, Victoria is formally in the leadership among state and federal governments.聽
El Salvador鈥檚 ruling Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) warned the US Embassy in San Salvador on February 27 to stop supporting the country鈥檚 right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party. FMLN leaders accused the US of meddling in the country鈥檚 affairs by supporting ARENA youth working to destabilise the government.
A study by student advocacy group End Rape on Campus has revealed the systemic failure of some of Australia鈥檚 highest ranking universities to deal with rape and sexual harassment allegations.
Over the past five years, more than 500 complaints of sexual assault 鈥 including 145 complaints of rape on campus 鈥 were made to the university administrations of several high-profile universities across NSW, ACT, Victoria and WA:.
Of these allegations, End Rape on Campus reported that only six cases 鈥 just 1.2% 鈥 resulted in the expulsion of the alleged perpetrators.
Women were聽for their rights across the United States and聽聽on March 8 in honor of International Women's Day.
In January, the Socialist Alliance decided to embrace animal rights when it adopted a .
The Socialist Alliance has the twin aims of fighting the capitalist system and pursuing freedom from all forms of oppression. The animal welfare policy continues that goal in aiming to better the lives of animals.
The public debate over the problems of electricity supply displays a curious disconnect. On the one hand, there is virtually universal agreement that the system is in crisis. After 25 years, the promised outcomes of reform in the electricity industry 鈥 cheaper and more reliable electricity, competitive markets and rational investment decisions 鈥 are further away than ever.聽
Sex workers and their allies held their first public rally for law reform and an end to stigma in Brisbane on March 8.
[Photos by Kamala Emanuel. Full report here.]
A hastily called International Women's Day rally attracted around 150 people in Brisbane on March 11. Speakers condemned the state parliament's failure to pass laws decriminalising abortion, expressed solidarity with transwomen and Muslim women and pointed to the many ongoing attacks and campaigns for women's liberation. One person carrying a transphobic sign was answered by an expression of trans solidarity from the rally platform, widely and enthusiastically supported in the crowd.