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Afghan women have always played an active role in the fight against occupiers, writes Yasmeen Afghan. They will not bow to the Taliban's brutalities and will fight for their rights.

The fight for women’s rights and against gendered violence is union business, says the Socialist Alliance.

Maritime Union of Australia members employed by Qube marked 40Ìýdays of industrial action for health and safety provisions in their workplace agreement. Alex Salmon reports.

Malaysia has its second unelected government afterÌýthe king appointed Ismail Sabri Yaakob prime minister. Â鶹´«Ã½'Ìýspoke to Parti Sosialis MalaysiaÌýdeputy chairperson S. ArutchelvanÌýabout the political situation.

Walter Kaufman was his own man, a survivor,Ìý‘at home in homelessness’. Vivienne Porzsolt recalls theÌýremarkable life of a left-wing writer and unionist.

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The decision to join the United States’ invasionÌýof Afghanistan was made by one man.ÌýJoel MacKay argues that anyÌýdecision to go to war should be made only after exhaustive scrutiny.

This week, the Prime Minister madeÌýclear his distain forÌýwomen's right to feel safe in the home and at work by adopting only half the recommendations of a ground-breaking report.ÌýZita HendersonÌýreports.Ìý

As the Berejiklian government tries to soften people up for "opening up", three residents discuss the harsh lockdown in Sydney West.

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Rights activists haveÌýcondemned the use ofÌýnon-lethal weapons against anti-lockdown protesters.ÌýShane Pemmelaar reports.

Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi and Chris Coy in the bleak but stunning The Killing of Two Lovers

Barry Healy reviews an intense and stunning thriller written and directed by Robert Machoian, set in the Utah mountains.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ìýspeaks to veteran Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq about the attitudes of the Pakistani state and ruling elite to the Taliban's recent return to power.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up many surprises, but none as sickening as the political right pretending to care about people’s mental health, arguesÌýDechlan Brennan.