Democracy

Labor, ABC attack Greens for supporting CFMEU

Defending the right of a union to conduct its own investigations into alleged wrong-doing is beyond the pale for the political and media establishment. Jonathan Strauss looks at their attempts to take down the Greens, along with the CFMEU.

RBA’s solution to inflation? ‘Some people will have to sell their homes’

Capitalism has long ceased to provide for the majority, yet its institutions — government, the RBA and the corporate media — continue to try to tell us that there is no alternative. Graham Matthews argues that solidarity is key.

United States: ‘Uhuru 3’ found not guilty of being Russian agents

The United States’ anti-Russia campaign took a new twist on September 2, when four activists were put on trial, accused of being Russian agents and conspiring against the US government, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

Standing strong and peaceful against police violence, September 11

Photos: Images from Disrupt Land Forces

Photos from the three days of protests against the 2024 Land Forces arms exhibition in Naarm/Melbourne.

Vic police use excessive force against anti-war, Palestine solidarity protesters outside weapons expo

Excessive police violence against some anti-war activists protesting a Labor government-sponsored weapons expo at the Melbourne Convention Centre has been condemned by legal and human rights organisations. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Bill Shorten caught out on NDIS debt appeal rights

Bill Shorten, the outgoing National Disability Insurance Scheme minister, should have addressed the disabled community’s concerns about a debt collection function buried in his new law. Suzanne James reports.

Venezuela: How has people’s power fared under Maduro?

In part two of our interview, �鶹��ý’s Federico Fuentes speaks to community organiser and Chavista activist Gerardo Rojas about the current state of community organising in the country under the combined impacts of sanctions, opposition political violence and the government’s shift away from promoting people’s participation.

LGBTIQ community forces Labor to backflip on census questions

Under pressure, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backflipped several times on excluding new questions about gender and sexuality in the 2026 Census. The harm this does to LGBTIQ communities should not be discounted, writes Josh Adams.

Venezuela: ‘At stake is not just democracy but Chavismo’s future’

Federico Fuentes spoke to community organiser and Chavista activist Gerardo Rojas on September 4, about why we might be witnessing the Nicolás Maduro government’s final break with the Bolivarian process of radical change initiated by former president Hugo Chávez.