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The second-term Anthony Albanese government has no excuse not to raise welfare payments in a cost-of-living and housing crisis, argues Pip Hinman.Ìý

Amid the biggestÌýhousing in Australia’s history and public housing being sold off, the most vulnerableÌýpublic housing tenants say they are now even more isolated. Suzanne James reports.

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May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, but Ricardo Jones, a doctor and midwife, is spending it with a 14-year prison sentence for assisting with a home birth in which the baby later died, reports Tamara Pearson.

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The Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying human rights volunteers and humanitarian aid to Gaza, was attacked by armed drones in international waters, reports Kerry Smith.

Israel’s strategic objectives, which involve the elimination of Hamas, have been shown to be unattainable. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Thousands of trade unionists went on strike and marched to New South Wales parliament on May Day, International Workers’ Day, to remind Labor of its need to provide safe working conditions and better pay. Isaac Nellist reports.

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In the first part of our interview, Canadian socialist activist and author Sam Gindin discusses the impacts of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war on global capitalism with 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳’sÌýFederico Fuentes.

Sarah Hathway, the Socialist Alliance candidate for Corio, told a pro-Palestine rally that we cannot and will not address the existential threat of runaway climate change when we’re investing in genocide and war.

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91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ has produced this scorecard to indicate where a selection of parties stand on the matters important to us and our readers. We urge you to also do your own research on where parties and independents stand on key issues.

Uncle Sam and Latin America

Indignation and resistance to United States President Donald Trump’s bullying, deportations and economic reprisals are spreading across Latin America, writes Steve Ellner.

oil seeping into a creek

Indigenous communities across Peru are facing the devastating impacts of ongoing extractivism, while a series of new government laws threaten their right to self-determination, justice and land, reports Ben Radford.

While there is a justifiable focus on wages flatlining, given the rising cost of living and rents, unions must also take action over poor working conditions, as it benefits us all, argues Mary Merkenich.