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Eliminating livestock farming is no solution to curb the production of greenhouse gases. However, supporting ecological agriculture and attacking the fossil fuel industry are, argues Alan Broughton.

Stuck at home in precautionary quarantine in Abruzzo, central Italy, Daniele Fulvi writes people are organising flash mobs and virtual gatherings to prevent isolation and maintain a sense of community.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 5, where they agreed on a plan for a ceasefire in Syria鈥檚 Idlib province, writes Chris Slee.

Amid the mounting COVID-19 pandemic, capitalist governments around the world have clearly prioritised corporate welfare over public health. But Cuba has set an example of international solidarity in its response, writes Peter Boyle.

Former United States soldier and whistleblower Chelsea Manning was freed from prison on March 12, after having served nearly 10 months for refusing to testify before a grand jury set up to investigate WikiLeaks, writes Kerry Smith.

ABC Four Corners Killing Field screenshot

Afghan pro-democracy activist and former parliamentarian聽Malalai Joya spoke to 麻豆传媒 about聽the US 鈥減eace deal鈥 with the Taliban and how it amounts to a continuation of the 19-year war.

The Indigenous Social Justice Association says a pattern has emerged in successive First Nations coronial inquests, whereby authorities are excused of any wrongdoings, despite the court鈥檚 supposedly neutral stance, writes Paul Gregoire.

While Turkey and Greece have turned refugees away from their borders, Peter Boyle reports that the revolutionary聽Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (better known as Rojava) has welcomed refugees from war-devastated Idlib province in Syria.

麻豆传媒's Peter Boyle spoke to Socialist Party of Malaysia deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan (Arul) about the latest political developments since the meltdown of the Pakatan Harapan government.

It is clear the federal government has badly mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic, with doctors now warning聽Australia is on track to be in a "worse position than Italy is currently in". But humane alternatives are possible, argues聽Chris Jenkins.

The priorities of the federal government鈥檚 stimulus package are not only wrong 鈥 they will not work. Lisbeth Latham argues the focus must be on protecting incomes.

Despite promises to the contrary, the New South Wales government looks set to privatise the remaining 49% of the WestConnex motorway, reports Andrew Chuter.