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Union bodies, leaders and rank-and-file Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union members are pushing back against Labor鈥檚 unprecedented draconian anti-CFMEU law. Pip Hinman reports.

It is not enough to 鈥減unish Labor鈥 in coming elections. The real challenge is to build a political alternative that will act for the majority, not slavishly serve the billionaire class, argue Sue Bull, Jacob Andrewartha 补苍诲听Sam Wainwright.听

Isaac Nellist discusses Israel鈥檚 latest attacks on Lebanon and talks to Zack Schofield, an activist with Rising Tide, about Labor鈥檚 expansion of coal mining in New South Wales and how we can resist.

Fancy, expensive weapons being used to kill civilians? Not terrorism. Relatively less advanced technology? Terrorism. Zane Alcorn comments on ruling class hypocrisy.听

Julian Assange addressed a听听in Strasbourg at which he spoke of legal protections which were 鈥榥ot effective in any remotely reasonable time frame鈥.听Binoy Kampmark reports.

Socialist Alliance has filed a complaint with the Victorian Police and the Victorian Electoral Commission over its candidates鈥 election posters being repeatedly damaged in the City of Greater Geelong Council. Sue Bull reports.

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Thousands of Colombians mobilised across the country on September 19 in defence of the government鈥檚 pension reforms and to reject the attempts by right-wing forces to oust President Gustavo Petro, reports Ben Radford.

Refugees who have been living on temporary visas for 12 years have established a protest camp outside the office of Labor MP Julian Hill in Robinson Street in Dandenong. Chris Slee reports.

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Sri Lanka鈥檚 presidential elections represent a historic change in representative politics and mark a new beginning, with many challenges for progressive forces, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

The Australian-Kurdish community is very concerned for 脟i臒dem (Lenna) Aslan's wellbeing after she was arrested in Turkey just before boarding a flight back home to Australia. Peter Boyle reports.

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In War Game, a bipartisan group of real-life defense, intelligence and elected policymakers in the United States confront a political coup scenario in the wake of a contested presidential election. Bill Nevins reviews.

Labor鈥檚 new听aged-care reform package, with a focus on support at home, is an improvement in some areas, but falls short of what the elderly need.听Meredith Lawrence听reports