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The end of the JobKeeper program means that up to 500,000 jobs are at risk. Jim McIlroy argues that plenty of secure jobs could be created if there was a mass campaign to redirect public funds to expand the public sector.

The Dutch election in mid-March was a shift to the right. One of the great mistakes of the Dutch left in the period leading up to this election was that, while it was already at an all-time low in the polls, it did not prioritise its own narrative, writes Alex De Jong.

Hundreds of people joined a rally on Parliament Lawns in Hobart to call for whistleblower Julian Assange to be freed and support public interest journalism, reports Tristan Sykes.

First Nations organisations have strongly criticised the NT government鈥檚 proposals to get 鈥渢ough鈥 on young people who re-offend, saying it will drive more Aboriginal children into prison, writes聽Pip Hinman.

John McEvoy and Nathalia Urban discuss vaccine imperialism in Latin America.

Left parties from the Asia-Pacific region have spoken out in solidarity with the pro-Kurdish Peoples鈥 Democratic Party,聽which is聽in the process of being banned聽in Turkey,聽reports聽Peter Boyle.

LGBTI activists and supporters have vowing to continue the campaign for next-of-kin recognition for same-sex couples. Matt Haubrick and Rose Matthews report.

Socialists around the world have paid tribute聽to veteran Canadian Marxist Ernie Tate, writes Alex Bainbridge.听

Geelong Trades Hall Council is looking to address the region's lack of jobs by issuing聽a call for interested parties to start an Environmental Jobs Alliance. Sue Bull reports.

An Aboriginal flag flying at half mast.Photo: Kazadams/Wikimedia Commons

Moreland City Council has voted to fly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at half-mast each year on January 26 and National Sorry Day on May 26, reports Jacob Andrewartha.

Community and Public Sector Union members working in Parliament House are demanding greater workplace safety and respect, reports Kerry Smith.

Unidos Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias will head the party's聽list in Madrid's regional elections, writes Dick Nichols. But will Madrid's working class mobilise in numbers to support the left and prevent a聽far-right victory?