Australia must cut all military and business ties with the Myanmar/Burma military coup regime, a Burmese community leader told Peter Boyle at a recent protest.

Clive Hamilton argues that those who interpret the China question, including the question of Chinese state interference in Australia, as a question of race are like the man with a hammer who, wherever he looks, can see only nails.

The Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling on the NSW Police to release its internal operating procedures on steps to apply when beginning an investigation into an alleged sexual assault, writes Kerry Smith.

Pride In Protest organised a colourful and successful Mardi Gras march down Oxford Street, taking the event back to its protest roots, reports Rachel Evans and Oscar Bray.

Sam Wainwright argues that a vote for the Socialist Alliance it is not a wasted vote. Leaving aside the preferential system, voting socialist also sends a signal you agree that only mobilised communities can defeat capitalism.

In yet another example of democracy taking a hiding, Bathurst Council is trampling Aboriginal rights and heritage in its rush to set up a go kart track, writes Charles Boag.

A new ticket, Community Need Not Corporate Greed, will field a team in the Parramatta local government election, writes Kerry Smith.

Alex Bainbridge and Kamala Emanuel interviewed Angela Lynch from the Queensland Women’s Legal Service about the impact on victims and survivors of domestic violence of the merger of the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court.

NSW needs to adopt a communicative model of consent, replacing a law which is convoluted and open to interpretation, writes Chloe de Silva.

Suzanne James looks into Crown’s financial deed with the NSW government and asks why any government would sign a compensation deal indemnifying an entity it is supposed to be regulating.

Monir Hossein, who fled political violence in Bangladesh spoke to Green Left’s Chloe de Silva from the Kangaroo Point hotel detention in February. He was one of 15 refugees released on March 1.

The upsurge in organising against sexual violence shows how far we have come but also how far we need to go, writes Pip Hinman.

The upsurge in organising against sexual violence shows how far we have come but also how far we need to go, writes Pip Hinman.

Residents concerned about the Inner West Council’s pending rate rise — the result of the forced amalgamations of three councils — organised a bicycle ride protest, reports Peter Boyle.

Sarah Ellyard, a member of the nurses and midwives union, said climate action is urgent.

The link between gender inequality and women’s experiences of violence at work needs to be broken, argues Sarah Hathway.

John Shipton has started an eight-city speaking tour in defence of his son Julian Assange who is still languishing in Belmarsh Prison, reports Kerry Smith.

Everybody knows that the gambling industry feeds on desperation and misery. We need to hold the individual fat cats accountable, but we also have to shine a spotlight on the pathway out of the systemic mess, argues Alex Bainbridge.

Facebook’s “Zucker” punch successfully forced the federal government’s hand. It is another reason why the fouth estate needs us to fight for real public interest journalism, argues Zebedee Parkes.

Western imperialism, led by the United States, is waging a cold war campaign against China. Dave Holmes argues we cannot be neutral and must strongly oppose the US-led campaign — notwithstanding the repressive capitalist nature of the Chinese regime.

Geelong Sustainability says the city can be a renewable energy hub because it has the infrastructure, skilled workforce and proud manufacturing heritage, reports Kerry Smith.

Big Mac sauce and Aeroplane Jelly are off the menu for now while the workers who make them are denied a pay rise. Kerry Smith reports.

Babkir Omda, a Medevac refugee who is detained in the Park Hotel prison in Melbourne, speaks to Green Left.

The government is crowing about the economic recovery, and has announced a tiny rise in the JobSeeker amount. But when the pandemic supplement is cut at the end of March, people will be trying to surive on $43 a day. Graham Mathews reports.

Don Khan, a Rohingya refugee who was brought to Australia under the defunct Medevac law, told a rally that he had still not been given specialist treatment, reports Chris Slee.

Jim McIlroy reports on a climate rally demanding justice for First Nations’ peoples.

The government’s media bargaining code bill aims to help in the transfer of profits from one section of big capital to another. It will make public interest journalism even more precarious, argues Zebedee Parkes.

Rachel Evans reports on a gathering for Waka Waka man and father of three Patrick Fisher, who was chased to his death by NSW Police three years ago.

The Western Australia government wants to close the Fremantle container terminal and build a new one at Kwinana, further south. The decision is fundamentally flawed on economic and environmental grounds, writes Sam Wainwright.

I am interested in China’s recent trade retaliations to our country in response to our government’s decisions of late relating to China.