Stephen Langford reports on a well-attended meeting in support of the self-determination struggle in West Papua.

Chloe de Silva reports on the growing grass-roots campaign for nine refugees to be released from indefinate detention in Darwin.

The withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan is a welcome development. But, as Alex Bainbridge argues, it doesn’t mean that the warmongers in Canberra and Washington have been defeated.

The third Green Left-hosted Feminist and LGBTIQ tour was a hit, reports Kerry Smith.

The PM’s sacking of Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has refocussed attention on his efforts to privatise the public entity, writes Jim McIlroy.

Questions are being asked about why energy giant AGL is being allowed to get away with a pitiful amount of funds to rehabilitate its three coal-fired power stations as well as its coal seam gas operations, writes Zane Alcorn.

Despite the drop in electricity generation from some coal-fired power stations, the Environmental Justice Alliance has found little change in the amount of toxic emissions being emitted. Margaret Gleeson reports.

Sue Bull was on a bus from Canberra to Sydney’s Darling Harbour, 23 years ago, to take part in one of the most significant industrial disputes in recent hisotory — the attack on the MUA. Here, she reflects on the power of solidarity.

Judy Mundey, the patron of the newly-launched Dare to Struggle Film Festival, gave the following presentation after the screening of a new film about the life and politics of Jack Mundey.

Groups involved in the international campaign to freed Abdullah Öcalan from a Turkish prison discussed plans to involve more community organisations. Peter Boyle reports. 

The families of those who have died in custody want to meet the Prime Minister. You can join their call by signing on to the petition, writes Kerry Smith.

Protesters took to the streets to support trans people’s rights and to oppose moves by NSW MLC Mark Latham to make it illegal for schools to teach inclusiveness and respect. Isaac Nellist reports.

The Members Coalition Teams that contested the NSW Public Sector Association election were the surprises of the recent NSW Public Service Association elections, reports Kerry Smith.

The opening of a new Chinese Consulate in Adelaide was protested by contingents of ethnic and religious groups with deeply-felt grievances against the Chinese government, writes Anne McMenamin.

A federal committee looking into insecure work has received submissions from a range of workers’ organisations as well as the big gig corporations. Jim McIlroy and Markela Panegyres report. 

The property-owning class has come out of the pandemic richer and more determined to use their wealth to get even wealthier. They are demanding measures that will only make housing prices more unaffordable to most. Peter Boyle takes a look at what can be done.

After almost six weeks on strike, United Workers Union members at McCormick accepted a new offer from the company, which included retaining all the conditions it had wanted to remove and a pay rise. Mary Merkenich reports.

Protests in several cities across the country to mark 30 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down its report were large and angry, as they should be reports Isacc Nellist.  

New allegations about the brutal behaviour of Australian special forces officers in the war on Afghanistan have emerged, adding impetus to the calls for justice and for an end to Australia’s involvement in the war, writes Pip Hinman.

The premiere of a new film about Jack Mundey’s life and politics will launch a new Dare to Struggle film Festival. Pip Hinman reports.

If you thought the political compromises exposed by the Bergin inquiry into casino operations were bad, what happened in Tasmania should be a warning to us all, writes Suzanne James.

In the Hunter, workers and communities are having an urgent discussion of their economy, their jobs and its environmental impact, writes Steve O’Brien.

A new report has found that an Adani group subsidiary is continuing to support the Myanmar junta and that Australia has million invested too. Markela Panegyres reports.

A parliamentary inquiry reveals the Berejiklian government’s community grants scheme was a corrupt attempt to win political support, reports Jim McILroy.

Alex Bainbridge argues that the Labor party’s stage-managed policy conference demonstrated that Anthony Albanese plans to continue its “small target” strategy, offering working people very little in a pandemic recession and climate emergency.

Denying permanent residency to a 6-year-old Australian-born child because he has cerebral palsy shows this govenment’s complete and utter political and moral bankruptcy, writes Janet Parker. 

As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out and lock downs and economic crisis measures wind up, the federal government is painting a rosy view of the economic recovery. But, as Neville Spencer argues, this is far from the reality for millions of casual and insecure workers know well.

Jack Williams argues that more staff in aged care homes would immediately make a difference to the lonely lives of their elderly residents.

Matt Haubrick reports on a successful community campaign against another government attempt to introduce a draconian anti-protest law.

The rapid growth of the gig economy has swelled the coffers of the international tech giants. Isaac Nellist reports on the growing push to end the exploitative business model which allows individuals to receive little pay while braving dangerous work conditions.