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Indigenous youth leader: 'We are rising up against police brutality against First Nations people'

Paul Gregoire lays out the context to the massive and youthful Stop Black Deaths in Custody 鈥 Black Lives Matter protest that took over the centre of Warrang-Sydney.

Gumbaynggirr custodians stop work in Nambucca State Forest

Gumbaynggirr custodians are claiming a hard-fought victory by stopping the NSW Forestry Corporation from logging cultural sites in the Nambucca State Forest, reports Kerry Smith.

After peaceful protests, NSW Police take their violent revenge

Numbers count. When 50,000 people showed up to the聽Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney, the NSW Police had no choice but to back down. But they sought their revenge later, reports Pip Hinman.

Photos: Close to 200,000 march in Black Lives Matter rallies across Australia

Close to 200,000 people took to the streets across Australia for聽Black Lives Matter鈥揝top Black Deaths in Custody rallies on June 6-7, reports Zebedee Parkes.

Photos: Katoomba rallies for Black Lives Matter

Between 300-350 people attended a solidarity action in Katoomba, reports Lisa Macdonald.

50,000 turn out for Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney

The huge size of the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on June 6 took everyone by surprise, reports Pip Hinman.

Malaysian authorities use COVID-19 to round up thousands of migrant workers and refugees

More than 2000 refugees and migrant workers have been rounded up by Malaysian authorities since May 1, in a series of sweeps through communities under the pretext of combatting COVID-19, writes Peter Boyle.

How to abolish the police: Lessons from Rojava

Some have argued that although abolishing the police is the best option, such a scenario is not聽viable. Yet such a scenario聽already exists in Rojava, writes Hawzhin Azeez.听

Turkey: More elected Kurdish MPs and mayors removed from office and jailed

In yet another attack on democracy by Turkey's President聽Recep Tayyip Erdogan, more聽Kurdish parliamentarians and 聽Kurdish mayors were detained and聽removed from their elected positions, writes Peter Boyle.

Nurses rally as NSW upper house rejects public sector pay freeze

Nurses rallied outside New South Wales parliament and across the state on June 2 to reject the state government鈥檚 attempt to impose a 12-month pay freeze on 400,000 public servants, including nurses and paramedics, report Jim McIlroy and Kerry Smith.

Sweden鈥檚 deadly COVID-19 response

Sweden鈥檚 death-rate from COVID-19 has topped the rest of the world on a per capita basis on several occasions since the pandemic started, writes Astrid Paulsson. But Swedish authorities claim the figures are wrong and are standing by their much-criticised 鈥渉erd immunity鈥 strategy.

Seasoned union and community campaigners announce ticket for Moreland Council

Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton will contest the October council election with a team of community independents and Socialist Alliance members, report Darren Saffin and Chloe DS.