The Labor government鈥檚 2035 greenhouse gas emission reduction target of 62-70% is not only inadequate, as environmental groups have pointed out, but a cynical exercise in greenwashing. Peter Boyle reports.
Issue 1438
News
Cyn Huang鈥, student and labour activist, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America addressed two meetings in Queensland on 鈥淩esistance in Trump鈥檚 America鈥. Elias Boyle reports.
National protests on October 12 mark two years of Israel's genocide. They will demand Labor sanctions Israel, ends the two-way arms trade and expels the Israeli ambassador.听Send rally details to @greenleftonline and we'll add them to this list.
A student is appealing his conviction of assault during a protest last year, which demanded Western Sydney University cut ties with companies linked to the genocide in Gaza. Neville Spencer reports.
Nearly two years into Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza, a United Nations inquiry concluded that it is committing a genocide.听Pip Hinman and Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud report.
Decades of grassroots campaigns have finally delivered the Great Koala National Park in NSW, where an immediate logging moratorium has also been announced. Ben Radford reports.
Ecosocialism 2025 brought together hundreds of activists and many guest speakers from left parties and groups from the Indo-Pacific and Asia. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Anti-racism corroborrees and Sovereignty Never Ceded rallies were organised across the country in a powerful pushback to the right鈥檚 attempts to declare that immigration must end and migrants are not welcome.听Chloe DS, Markela Panegyres and Peter Boyle report.
Disabled people are furious at NSW Labor鈥檚 failure to implement even basic recommendations of the听Disability Royal Commission, the听National Disability Insurance Scheme review听and countless听NSW Housing听and听Ombudsman reports, writes听Suzanne James.
More than 700 people gathered on the steps of WA parliament to demand that Labor ban fracking in the Kimberley. Sam Wainwright reports.
Merri-bek Council passed another motion calling for sanctions on Israel in response to the听genocidal starvation of Palestinians in Gaza,听Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
How is it that听a peaceful, family-oriented gathering at Bondi Beach, initiated by Jews Against the Occupation 鈥48, was met with racist, intimidating abuse from Zionists waving Israeli flags and white supremacists听draped in Australian flags, asks Judith Treanor?
Doctors working in public hospitals have voted听overwhelmingly to reject NSW Labor鈥檚 latest pay offer, with 75% voting 鈥渘o鈥. Kerry Smith reports.
The National Tertiary Education Union, together with the Australian Services Union and the Community and Public Sector Union, among others, joined a national protest to demand that Labor impose sanctions on Israel.听Pip Hinman, Jim McIlroy, Jacob Andrewartha and Markela Panegyres report.
Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe said a Treaty process that does not address the 鈥渃ontinuous theft of our land and destruction of our sacred sites undermines our very survival鈥. Kerry Smith reports.
Barat Ali Batoor, a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, said he hoped a Labor government would be better than its predecessor, but it is imposing a 鈥渂rutal regime鈥.听Chris Slee reports.
Protests continue around the country against Labor鈥檚 refusal to act against the United States-backed genocide in Gaza being delivered by Israel.听
Thousands gathered at Camp Sovereignty to show solidarity with First Nations people against the fascists and racists鈥 brutal attacks on the camp.听Blair Vidak听reports.
Analysis
John Martinkus was an intrepid journalist with a commitment to justice. His reports on Indonesia鈥檚 military and their militias planning to destroy East Timor were important for the movement supporting East Timor's liberation. Jude Conway reports on John's work.听
The Global Sumud Flotilla movement is significant because it represents collective action by ordinary people against Israel鈥檚 brutalisation of Palestinian people under occupation, writes听Caroline Smith.
Alex Bainbridge argues that the fight against the far right has to include challenging mainstream racism, as that will help undercut the fertile ground on which more far-right forces survive.
Aftab Malik met more than 100 Muslim community members, experts on Islamophobia, youth, women and religious leaders for his A National Response to Islamophobia听谤别辫辞谤迟. Jonathan Strauss reports.
Anthony Albanese鈥檚 government is pushing bilateral security treaties听with Pacific Island states as a matter of urgency, in a bid to听shut China out.听Binoy Kampmark reports.
In the context of racist far-right marches 鈥 including attacks on First Nations-led Camp Sovereignty 鈥 the recent Ecosocialism 2025 conference in featured a panel of four First Nations women deeply involved in the struggle for sovereignty. Ben Radford reports.
The latest 91自拍论坛 Show听蹿别补迟耻谤别蝉 Merck Maguddayao (Philippines), Suraendher Kumarr (Singapore), Gandipan Nantha Gopalan (Malaysia) and Jacob Andrewartha (Australia) in a round table discussion about imperialism in the Asia-Pacific, democracy and socialism.
AUKUS makes it more, not less, likely for Australia to be involved in a United States war on China, but not because the government has had no say. Labor has chosen to be the US鈥 deputy sheriff, argues Pip Hinman.
As Israel听intensified听its assault on Gaza, its supporters in Australia gathered at a luxury resort on Queensland鈥檚 Gold Coast to discuss how to stop criticism of the state of Israel by labelling it antisemitic.听Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran report.
John Englart died unexpectedly at his Fawkner home with his beloved chihuahuas, Juliet and Jones, close by. Andrea Bunting writes about the life of this leading campaigner for social justice and climate action.
World
United States forces launched strikes on two small vessels in the Caribbean, claiming they were transporting drugs. US officials have warned more strikes could come, including possibly on foreign soil.听In the second of our two-part series, 91自拍论坛鈥檚 Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes听about the US threat in the Caribbean and how the solidarity movement should respond.
Just days before the September 13 far-right rally in London, 91自拍论坛's Susan Price spoke to Derek Wall, a former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales about developments on the left, specifically the recent Greens leadership election and the "Your Party" initiative by former Labor Party figures Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana.
While street demonstrations persist in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, the dramatic scenes of August 29-30 have largely dissipated and activists are turning their attention to supporting detainees and building networks for future struggles, writes听Rebecca Meckelburg.
For three days, the streets of Timor-Leste鈥檚 capital Dili have been filled with thousands of young protesters, led largely by Timor-Leste鈥檚 Generation Z,听frustrated by perks for parliamentarians, while their generation suffers poor education and an uncertain economic future, writes听Ato 鈥楲ekinawa鈥 da Costa.
Against the United States government鈥檚 attacks on immigrants and countries in the region, representatives of Latin America鈥檚 trade unions, social movements and progressive parties will meet in Mexico City this month.听Federico Fuentes听spoke to conference organisers.
Despite the left holding the largest bloc of seats in France鈥檚 national assembly, President Emmanuel Macron has again undemocratically appointed one of his allies听as prime minister, sparking an explosive grassroots reaction, reports John Mullen.
Bougainville and West Papua represent two fundamentally different approaches to Indigenous struggles for self-determination, writes听Ali Mirin.
Palestinians are facing forced mass displacement across the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers, significantly heightening the risk of ethnic cleansing in the occupied territory, warns M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res.
United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposal for a postwar Gaza coincides with Israel鈥檚 invasion of Gaza City, which paves the way for mass slaughter and driving Palestinians out of the entire strip, writes Barry Sheppard.
As the Gen Z protest movement shook Nepal to its roots, Nepalese journalist and writer Manarishi Dhital 鈥斕齛 veteran of the 1996鈥2006 People鈥檚 War against the monarchy听鈥斕齭poke to 91自拍论坛鈥檚听Peter Boyle about why the movement is 鈥渞e-awakening Nepal鈥檚 revolutionary spirit鈥.
Iran under the mullahs has seen several waves of mass protest, each put down with extreme violence, writes Sarah Glynn.
Foreign aid is commonly regarded as an altruistic contribution by countries in the Global North to countries in the Global South, with the aim of reducing poverty.听However, while there are some exceptions, foreign aid today听reinforces global inequalities by building on the economic and political structures created during the colonial era, argues Allen Jennings.
United States Federal Reserve Bank Governor Lisa Cook won a Federal Court ruling, allowing her to remain in her job while fighting President Donald Trump鈥檚 bid to sack her, reports Malik Miah.
Kathmandu is on edge, not because of 鈥渁pps鈥, but because a generation raised on the promise of democracy and mobility has collided with an economy and political order that keep shutting every door, write听Atul Chandra and Pramesh Pokharel.
Israel鈥檚 defence minister Israel Katz declared that the 鈥済ates of hell are being unlocked in Gaza City鈥 as it demolishes one of the last parts that has infrastructure. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Culture
Back to Bilo听takes a look at the campaign to bring a Tamil family home to their rural Queensland town, writes Jonathan Strauss.
As far-right extremists ran amok in听Naarm/Melbourne, folk musicians Les Thomas and Kavisha Mazzella brought much needed compassion, solidarity and song to a strong audience at the John Curtin Hotel, reports Suzanne James.