Unfree Speech聽is a journey of a young activist that challenges the common stereotype of modern-day youth being incompetent and apathetic, instead presenting a stark contrast of youth interested in and concerned about their futures, write Alex Salmon and Mark Tan.
China
鈥淗eung gong jan, gaa聽jau!鈥 (Hong Kongers, add oil) is a rallying cry that could be translated to mean 鈥淕o Hong Kongers!鈥 according to Anthony Daripan, as he recounts the experience of Hong Kong protesters last year聽facing police tear gas. Alex Salmon takes a look at his detailed account of the protest movement that erupted in June last year.
World-renowned journalist and filmmaker John Pilger speaks to author聽TJ Coles about the coronavirus crisis in the context of propaganda, imperialism, and human rights.
While the rise of the Chinese economy has often been touted as a miracle, many economists have pointed out some alarming risks.
Capitalism cannot solve the climate crisis, and Chinese capitalism is no exception, writes Chris Slee.
National accounts figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on September 4 show economic growth was slower over the 2018鈥19 financial year than at any time in the past 10 years.
The corporate media have been full of complaints and accusations about Chinese influence in Australia. Author Clive Hamilton claims China is carrying out a 鈥渟ilent invasion鈥 that is eroding 鈥淎ustralian sovereignty鈥, writes Chris Slee.
The USA has many friends and many foes, as does the Russian Federation. The perceptions about these nuclear armed powers is mainly determined by their leaders. President Trump, supposedly the leader of the 'free world" and President Putin, the autocratic former KGB operative strong man who rules with an iron fist. Their recent Helsinki summit does little to reassure people, friends or enemies, of whom of these two to believe or trust.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi made an impassioned plea for the big powers in the region to stop bullying small Pacific Island nations just days before the 49th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was held in Nauru over September 3-6.
With growing concern over the possibility of a trade war between China and the United States, Marty Hart-Landsberg takes a look at the issues at stake.
The recent decision by China to stop accepting low value and contaminated materials for recycling has caused the world price for them to crash. It threatens a crisis for local governments across Australia, which may be forced to send to landfill the stuff that people have sorted and put in their recycling bins.
Will a verbal war between a senile dotard and a little rocket man result in an actual war? Probably not, but at the moment, the risk is unprecedented.
The reason it remains unlikely is simply because the consequences of any actions are so catastrophic. Right now, this is the only deterrent to war.
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