础叠颁鈥檚 Foreign Correspondent recently discussed China鈥檚 Social Credit system where, in the name of creating a safer society and enhancing national security, China has begun rolling out facial recognition technology. This technology is being linked up in an unprecedented way so that almost every minute of the day-to-day movements of all citizens can be monitored.
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Campaigners from all over Britain united on October 25 to blockade the government鈥檚 nuclear bomb factory in Berkshire in England鈥檚 south-east, preventing the staff from entering the site.
The Trident Ploughshares activists locked themselves together across the site鈥檚 gates before work began at the Burghfield site. A private road leading to Burghfield was also barricaded at each end by cars with protesters fastened to them.
Scotland鈥檚 largest city was brought to a standstill as women workers made history in Britain鈥檚 largest-ever strike over equal pay on October 24 and 25.
Care workers, cleaners and school dinner workers were among 8000 women council employees and contractors staging a two-day walkout in Glasgow.
They formed picket lines to demand back payments for being paid less than council workers in male-dominated departments.
Australia鈥檚 waste disposal crisis is set to worsen with other Asian countries following in China鈥檚 footsteps and banning imports of recyclables.
Residents on the New South Wales Central Coast are mobilising as crunch time looms for a decision on the controversial new coalmine near Wyong.
In the rush to heap scorn upon the Donald Trump administration, the president鈥檚 critics sometimes miss the forest for the trees, writes Branko Marcetic.
The far right in Britain has the wind in its sails in a way that it hasn鈥檛 since the 1930s, writes Phil Hearse.
Small shareholders and industry super funds are in revolt against the remuneration packages for CEOs at giant corporations such as Telstra and Tabcorp, renewing debate over excessive bosses鈥 pay at a time where workers鈥 wages remain stagnant.
Brazilians vote on October 28 in an election that will be critical for the future of Latin America. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who topped the first round of the presidential election on October 7, faces off against the Workers鈥 Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad in the second round vote.
Facing the real prospect of a Bolsonaro win, the country鈥檚 social movements are stepping up their efforts to confront fascism, at the polls and on the streets.
Thousands of people walked off the job for workers rights on October 23 as part of the Change the Rules campaign. Here are some photos.
protests happening around the country feature in this weeks activist report along with the latest environment, LGBTI and workers rights actions.
News that NSW MLC Fred Nile is using the last sitting weeks of state parliament before the March 2019 election to push his 鈥淶oe鈥檚 law鈥 bill 鈥 which would give foetuses legal rights 鈥 is galvanising those supporting choice.
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