A protest to mark 30 years since the royal commission into Black deaths in custody released its findings mobilised about 1000 people, writes Alex Salmon.
Issue 1304
News
The Members Coalition Teams that contested the NSW Public Sector Association election were the surprisesÌýof the recent vote, reports Kerry Smith.
The opening of a new Chinese consulate in Adelaide was protested by contingents of ethnic and religious groups with deeply-felt grievances against China's government, writes Anne McMenamin.
A federal committeeÌýlooking into insecure workÌýhas received submissions from a range of workers' organisations as well as the big gig corporations. Jim McIlroy and Markela Panegyres °ù±ð±è´Ç°ù³Ù.Ìý
After almost six weeks on strike, United Workers Union members at McCormick have accepted a new offer from the company, which includes retaining all conditions and a pay rise. Mary Merkenich reports.
Large and angry protests were held in several cities across the country to mark 30 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down its findings,ÌýreportsÌýIsaac Nellist.ÌýÌý
Peter Boyle reports that theÌýYazidi refugee community, that has settled in the NSW regional town of Wagga Wagga, marked their New Year celebration on April 14.
A recent Refugee Action Collective forum exposed the punitive nature of temporary visas for asylum seekers, reports Chris Slee.
Kerry SmithÌýreports that protests were organised to mark the 30th anniversary of the handing down of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody.
Analysis
A contribution to theÌýurgently needed discussion on a just transition to green jobs, featuringÌýErin Killion-Delcastillo,ÌýTim Gooden ²¹²Ô»åÌýEvan Breen.
The property-owning class has come out of the pandemic richer and more determined to get even wealthier. Peter Boyle takes a look at what can be done to revert this situation.
Systemic sexism and harassment at work is made easier because of the material inequalities women face, including the gender pay gap, writeÌýChloe de Silva and Mary Merkenich.
New allegations about the brutal behaviour of Australian special forces officers in the war on Afghanistan have addedÌýimpetus to the calls for justice and an end toÌýAustralia’s involvementÌýin theÌýwar, writes Pip Hinman.
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If you thought the political compromises exposed by the Bergin inquiry into casino operations were bad, what happened in Tasmania should be a warning to us all, writes Suzanne James.
In the Hunter, workers and communities are having an urgent discussion onÌýtheir economy,Ìýjobs and its environmental impact, writes Steve O'Brien.
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World
Â鶹´«Ã½ speaks to Niels Henrik Hooge from Friends of the Earth Denmark and Søren Søndergaard from Denmark's Red-Green Alliance.
Sergio Lirio speaks to Pablo Stefanoni about the recent resignations of key members of Brazil's military elite, and the growing discontent at Jair Bolsonaro's disastrous administration.
A discussion on the ongoing struggle in Myanmar/Burma and how we can stand in solidarity with the protest movement resisting oppression with Ronan Lee, Jed Din, Allen Jennings ²¹²Ô»åÌýHabib.
Ecosocialist party Inuit Ataqatigiit won Greenland's April 4 election, in what was effectively a referendum on anÌýAustralian company's proposed uranium and rare-earth elements mining project, reports Peter Boyle.
US and European water bottling companies are making huge profits packaging and selling Mexico’s water resources, while leaving locals without, reports Tamara Pearson.Ìý
Removed from the world’s prevailing vaccine distribution network, Cuba is the only nation in the Latin American and Caribbean region to developÌýits own vaccines against COVID-19, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.
When studying the factors that led to the failure of US workers at Amazon to unionise, writes Malik Miah, we should learn from one of the greatest organising periods in the United States: the 1930s.
Trade unionsÌýhave a long, proud history of supporting struggles of workers and oppressed people around the world. TheÌýcampaign to free Abdullah Öcalan is a continuation of this activism, says Clare Baker.
Culture
Neville Spencer reviews a new book by Canadian socialist and political economist Michael Lebowitz.
Major League Baseball has taken a stand against racismÌýand moved itsÌýAll-Star game to protest voter suppression, reports David Zirin.
The premiere of a film about Jack Mundey’s life and politics is set to launch the new Dare to Struggle Film Festival. Pip Hinman reports.