Chinese-American Olympian Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing) is the first “action-sports” athlete to win three medals at the same Olympics, but is under attack for competing for China, reports Malik Miah.
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Canadian socialist Jeff Shantz describes the community counter protests that rose up to challenge the far-right led “Freedom Convoys” this month.
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On the 23rd anniversary of the abduction and illegal arrest of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, current and former MPs and other prominent people have called for his release to advance a peaceful solution to conflicts in the Middle East. Peter Boyle reports.
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United States anti-war activist Professor Noam Chomsky said regional solutions exist for the two main confrontations today — Ukraine and China — but that the United States President is not interested.
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Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O’Shane’s campaign for the seat of Leichhardt for Socialist Alliance in Far North Queensland was launched on February 13. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Gail Hickey led the march through Redfern to remember the death of her son, TJ Hickey, 18 years ago. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Protesters again took to the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota — where George Floyd was murdered by cops in 2020 — demanding justice for a young Black man killed by the police, reports Malik Miah.
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The propaganda war against China and Russia got a whole lot worse in the past week. The very real danger of war either in our region, or in Europe, was made abundantly clear, argues William Briggs.
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Is Australia a “lapdog” for the United States or is it also an imperialist power — albeit smaller — looking to grow its own interests? Felix Dance looks at the evidence.
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February 14 marks 18 years since young Kamilaroi man TJ Hickey died after being chased by police. No one has been charged; his family is yet to receive any justice, writes Isaac Nellist.
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Gomeroi people and supporters rallied outside the Federal Court to protest attempts to take away their Native Title rights and to protect the Narrabri from coal seam gas. Jim McIlroy reports.
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A Tamil Refugee Council online rally for ‘black day’ called on the Australian government to stop aiding the Sri Lankan government’s genocidal policies. Chris Slee reports.
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Activists are continuing to keep up the pressure on the NT government to close the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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We do not need to become scientists to understand that some human behaviour is killing the only precious thing we need — a functioning planet, writes Pat O’Shane.
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A mass mobilisation of far-right forces across Canada took place at the end of January and early February, reports Jeff Shantz, as thousands descended on Ottawa to culminate the “Freedom Convoy 2022”.
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Invasion Day in 1972, when the Tent Embassy was set up, dawned bright in New South Wales, writes Pat O’Shane.
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Activists in London gathered at Captain Cook’s statue in solidarity with mass rallies and dawn services held to mark Invasion Day in Australian cities on January 26, reports Kerry Smith.
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Thousands of First Nations people and allies marked Invasion Day on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country, marching to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy outside Old Parliament House. Adam Trumper reports.
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Scenes from the Invasion Day rally in Meanjin/Brisbane
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The Invasion Day protest in Sydney drew several more thousand people than originally expected, reports Kerry Smith.
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A nation that refuses to confront the truth that modern Australia was built on violent dispossession and genocide is incapable of addressing the legacies of invasion, argues Janet Parker.
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Miranda Korzy, elected to the Northern Beaches Council in the ward of Pittwater, will not be celebrating Australia Day. Rachel Evans reports.
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Members and supporters of the Association for Human Rights in Bolivia celebrated Bolivia’s Plurinational State Foundation Day. Federico Fuentes reports.
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Donald Trump is aiming to take back the majority in the Senate and the House in November, aided by voter suppression, as stage one of his 2024 presidential re-election campaign, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.
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Gooniyandi woman Vivian Podesser Malo was a courageous fighter for justice, writes Sue Bolton.
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The Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the longest running protest by First Nations peoples, is about to mark its 50th year. This brief timeline was put together by Chloe de Silva and Markela Panegyres.
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On its 50th anniversary, Markela Panegyres and Chloe de Silva spoke to Gumbainggir activist and historian Gary Foley about the history and significance of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
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There has been an overwhelming response by artists to the call to boycott the Sydney Festival over its partnership with apartheid Israel, writes Vivienne Porzsolt.
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