Democracy

Serbia breaks protest records in fight to end government corruption

The wave of student-led anti-government protests continues to grow in Serbia, sparked by an awning collapse at the Novi Sad train station that killed 15 people last November, reports Sofija Filipovic.

India: West Bengal’s education minister attacks student protest

Student protesters at India’s Jadavpur University, in West Bengal, were subjected to violent attacks on March 1, while demanding that student elections be reinstated by the state government, reports Sandip Nayak.

Momentum builds against NT govt’s mandatory sentencing regime

Frontline workers in the Northern Territory are pushing back against the Country-Liberal Party’s destructive “tough on crime” policies. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Australia continues to deny existence of Wunna Nyiyaparli, despite UN order

Labor is defying a United Nations order to ensure the Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region to be able to��decide how they develop their traditional land. Paul Gregoire reports.

Justice not Jails says keeping children in police cells is ‘unacceptable’

Northern Territory Courts cut the after-hours bail service, creating more danger, particularly for minors.��Stephen W Enciso reports on the community push-back.

Labor’s election budget fails on cost-of-living, housing and climate

Labor has delivered what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, with $17 billion in new tax cuts and $150 in energy rebates to each household for their next two bills.��Peter Boyle��ǰ��ٲ�.

WA Labor loses control of Legislative Council

WA Labor suffered an -18% swing against it, with the swing going largely to minor party and independent candidates.��Blair��Vidakovich reports.

Socialist Alliance: Cut military spending to address housing, cost-of-living and climate crises

Socialist Alliance is calling for a 50% cut in military expenditure and to use the $28 billion to address the urgent housing, cost-of-living and climate crises, argues Peter Boyle.

Murray-Darling river communities demand water over-extraction ends

Notwithstanding flooding rains and Cyclone Alfred delivering exceptional rains, inland and the Murray-Darling/Barka Rivers are struggling to survive a heating climate and the over-extraction of water. Tracey Carpenter reports.