Agriculture

Murrumbidgee River. Photo: Tracey Carpenter

The ongoinginjusticesand dispossession ofFirst Nations peoples can be seen in the devastating impactof stolenwater rights. But, writes Tracey Carpenter, some changes have been won in Victoria.

The stripping of Indian democracy by the far-right, Hindu-nationalist government of Narendra Modi is causing uproar in the Australian-Indian diaspora.

Protests continue against Modi’s three new farm lawsamidst a deadlock between farmers’ unions and the government. Indian socialist and feminist Kavita Krishnan discussed the situation with鶹ý.

About 500 members of the Indian communityand supporters held a protest in solidarity with Indian farmerson February 21, reports Susan Price.

Kavita Krishnanspeaks with 鶹ý on the current situation regarding the Indian farmers protests.

Alan Broughton andElena Garcia argue that the Nationals' campaignto exclude agriculture from the 2030 emissions' cuts is not supported by farmers.

Indian farmers, who have been protesting for the past two months, have again made a stand against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda to privatise and corporatise the agricultural sector.

Yemeni child. Photo: Carl Waldmeier/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

By designating Houthi rebels as terrorists, the United States is worsening Yemen's humanitarian crisis and undermining efforts to negotiate peace, writes Mary Merkenich.

The provisional State of the Global Climate 2020 report, released this week, shows that climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, reports Climate and Capitalism.

To increase the “ease of business”, India's government has committed to liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation,effectively throwing Indian workers and farmers under a bus.

The Stop Adani campaign, which is fighting the development of Adani’s new coal mine in Central Queensland, has released the following statement in solidarity with the peaceful protests by farmers in India.

Farmers have the potential to become carbon sequestration heroes but are being failed by the major parties, argues David Bell.