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Vale Ali Kazak (1947–2025) — A warrior for Palestinian liberation

Susan Price — Wed, 21 May 2025 15:15:00 +1000

Ali Kazak, former Palestinian ambassador and representative of the Palestine Liberation Organisation in Australia, will be remembered for his steadfast and unwavering commitment to the fight for Palestinian liberation, write Susan Price and Pip Hinman.

Pro-Palestine activists occupy rooftop of federal Labor MP’s office

Susan Price — Mon, 19 May 2025 17:00:00 +1000

Pro-Palestine activists protested at the office of Justine Elliot, Labor MP for Richmond, in Tweed Heads South, to mark the 77th commemoration of the Nakba. Susan Price reports.

World condemns Israel’s genocide in Gaza as protests mark 77 years of Nakba

Pip Hinman — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:00:00 +1000

More than two months since Israel refused to enter stage two of an agreed ceasefire with Hamas, the streets continue to demand Israel be stopped from continuing its genocide in Gaza. Pip Hinman, Isaac Nellist, Susan Price and Stephen W Enciso report.

Freedom flotilla participant calls on world to stand up for Gaza

Susan Price — Fri, 09 May 2025 10:30:00 +1000

Susan Price looks at what happened in the leadup to the attack on the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Protesters take to the streets for Trans Day of Visibility

Susan Price — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:45:00 +1100

A spirited protest outside Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's Broadwater electorate office demanded the reinstatement of gender-affirming and lifesaving care for trans kids. Susan Price reports.

Boris Kagarlitsky: ‘The freeing of Russia’s political prisoners has to be part of any Trump-Putin deal’

Susan Price — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +1100

Supporters of imprisoned Russian sociologist, author and anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky released the following message, recorded from his prison cell, reports Susan Price.

Qld Socialist Alliance launches federal campaign focused on justice for Palestine, housing, climate

Susan Price — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:00 +1100

Socialist Alliance launched its campaign for the seat of Rankin with its key focus for the government to break ties with the genocidal Israeli state, build public housing and climate action. Susan Price reports.

A ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but justice demands sanctions, accountability

Pip Hinman — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +1100

The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network and the South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanction Coalition were among many pro-Palestine organisations around the world that responded positively, yet cautiously, to news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Pip Hinman and Susan Price report.

Oil, imperialism and the struggle for ecosocialism

Susan Price — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:30:00 +1100

Susan Price reviews Adam Hanieh’s new book, Crude Capitalism, which analyses oil’s place in the global capitalist system and the changes in the world oil market.

Vale Stefan Skibicki, 1965–2024

Pip Hinman — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +1100

Stefan Skibicki was a working-class intellectual, with a dry wit and a love of heavy metal music. Pip Hinman and Susan Price reflect on the huge contribution he made to popularising ecosocialism.

Ecosocialists discuss strategy and tactics for a just transition

Susan Price — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:45:00 +1100

The Global Ecosocialist Network and Marxmail.world’s “Roadmap to Ecosocialism” forum heard from four speakers about the strategies and tactics needed to move beyond capitalism. Susan Price reports on the presentations.

Pakistan: Farmers demand minimum support price, end to IMF dictates

Susan Price — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +1100

Thousands of small farmers, landless peasants and agricultural workerscame from across Pakistan on October 6 to demand a minimum support price for their produce and an end to corporate farming and land grabs, reports Susan Price.

France withdraws amendment that sparked riots in Kanaky

Susan Price — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:30:00 +1100

The French government formally announced on October 1 that it will abandon plans for a constitutional amendment on voting rights in Kanaky (New Caledonia), reports Susan Price.

Qld Greens candidate: ‘We need a people-centred economy’

Susan Price — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:45:00 +1100

Braden Smith, Greens candidate for Currumbin in the Queensland election, believes the challenges to transition away from a reliance on mining and energy are huge, but not insurmountable. Susan Price reports.

Gold Coast City Council asked to disclose ties with Israel

Susan Price — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +1000

Opponents of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza are calling on the Gold Coast City Council to disclose its links with entities complicit in Israel’s violations of international law. Susan Price reports.

Unionists continue to vent their anger at Labor, ACTU over anti-CFMEU law

Susan Price — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +1000

Tens of thousands of construction unionists marched in Magan-djin/Brisbane on September 17 and in Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal Country/Sydney the next day, to demand their elected officials be reinstated and Labor’s new anti-union law be withdrawn.

Sudanese left to fend for themselves while international community stalls

Susan Price — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +1000

Sixteen months since the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began, 26.6 million Sudanese, more than half of the population, now live in a state of severe food insecurity, reports Susan Price.

Guy Denning’s powerful protest artwork coming to Australia

Susan Price — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:30:00 +1000

Described as using a “blend of street art and brutal political commentary", Guy Denning’s work is “a powerful protest, visually demanding attention to the injustices and inhumanities of our world”, reports Susan Price.

Student leader: We are creating a ‘new Bangladesh’

Mukta Barai — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:45:00 +1000

Mukta Barai is President of the Socialist Students Front, the student wing of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh, and played a leading role in the recent protests. She spoke with Susan Price and Jacob Andrewartha about the political situation in Bangladesh and the challenges for the democratic movement.

‘Take the Rad Pill’ fuses music and radical politics

Susan Price — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:15:00 +1000

Mat Ward's latest album, Take the Rad Pill, fuses future bass, drum and bass, punk, electronic dance music and politics for a different sound, writes Susan Price.

United States: Defeating Trump and building a democratic socialist alternative

Laura Wadlin — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:45:00 +1000

Laura Wadlin is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and a leading member of its Bread and Roses caucus. She spoke to 91��̳’s Susan Price about the challenges in building a political alternative.

Philippines: Typhoon Carina prompts calls for climate emergency, loss and damage funds

Susan Price — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +1000

The southwest monsoon, exacerbated by super typhoon Carina (Gaemi) has caused widespread flooding and devastation in the Philippines and Taiwan, killing 25 people and causing mass displacement, reports Susan Price.

Capitalism kills: The case for ecosocialism

Susan Price — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +1000

There is compelling evidence that we need to shift away from a market-based economic system to a needs-based economy with people and nature at its centre, argues Susan Price.

Isolate apartheid Israel, protesters say on 37th continuous week of protest for Palestine

Pip Hinman — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +1000

For the 37th consecutive week protesters took to the streets around the country to protest Labor’s complicity in Israel being able to continue its genocide in Gaza for nine months.

Freedom Flotilla participant says she is determined to break Gaza blockade

Susan Price — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:15:00 +1000

Gaza Freedom Flotilla participant Helen O'Sullivan told 91��̳'s Susan Price that despite the setback in Istanbul, she and other activists are still determined to be onboard as the fleet carries out its mission.

Palestine protests call out West for 'aiding and abetting genocide'

Isaac Nellist — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:30:00 +1000

Protests for Palestine coincided with the beginning of Eid al-Adha on the weekend of June 15–16, reports Isaac Nellist.

Interview: Fascism and resistance in France today

John Mullen — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:30:00 +1000

91��̳’s Susan Price spoke with John Mullen, an anticapitalist activist living in Paris and a supporter of the left-wing France Insoumise, following the far-right's gains in the recent European elections and French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election.

Gold Coast: Residents call on Mayor to sever ties with Israeli city

Susan Price — Thu, 30 May 2024 18:00:00 +1000

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has rejected local residents’ call for the city to end ties with the Israeli coastal resort city of Netanya, reports Susan Price.

One year on: Conflict and crisis in Sudan

Wilson Madit Kuek — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +1000

April 15 marked one year since war broke out between rival military factions in Sudan, sending the country into a spiralling social and humanitarian crisis. 91��̳’s Susan Price spoke with the Sudanese Australian Advocacy Network’s Wilson Madit Kuek about the scale of the crisis, SAAN’s work and prospects for peace and democracy.

Senegal’s new government faces legacy of colonialism, pledges ‘full independence’

Susan Price — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:45:00 +1100

Opposition figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector from the Patriots of Senegal party (PASTEF), was sworn into office as Senegal’s new president on April 2 after his historic election on March 24. Susan Price looks at the factors behind his victory.

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