Climate crisis

Since becoming the minister for offence, Peter Dutton has used every opportunity to spruik Australia’s “need” to prepare for war against China. ANZAC Day provided another opening for the hawk. Pip Hinman reports.

'Addressing Unfinished Business' film by Amanda King

Asuccessful Dare to Struggle Film Festival (DTSFF) was held in Sydney on April 22‒23,featuring more than 50 films on a variety of campaigns, reports Jim McIlroy.

Socialist Alliance candidate for Sydney and respected public housing, transport, resident action and trade union activist Andrew Chuter talks aboutabout his practical vision for a socialist future.

Suzanne James spoketo Socialist Alliance candidate for the NSW SenateDr Niko Leka aboutrefugee and asylum seeker policy, addressing the climate crisis and the need for universal health care.

Ecosocialist Bookshelf April

Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for activists.

War and climate change are linked: one cannot be solved without solving the other, and neither can be resolved by capitalism. Because this is all too obvious, William Briggsargues a lot of time and effort is spent on obscuring the truth.

Pacific Outreach Officer at the Edmund Rice Centre Maria TiimonChi-Fang, from the tiny Pacific island state Kiribati, warned at the Palm Sunday rallythat her community is the"collateral damage to the greed of distant colonising powers".

Four Fireproof Australia activists were arrested and charged under the new draconian anti-protest laws. Rachel Evans reports.

Protesters gathered outside the Federal Court to demand Santos withdraws its bid to try to override the Gomeroi’s opposition to a coal seam gas plant in the Pilliga Forest in north-west New South Wales. Jim McIlroy reports.

Farmers in the Namoi Valley are angryWhitehavenCoal has been given the go-ahead to expandits Narrabri mine. Jim McIlroy reports.

The new IPCC report is upbeat about the possibilities to keep global warming at bay. MarkelaPanegyres argues there is no doubt that leaving fossil fuels in the ground is the bottom line.

The NSW Coalition, with the support of NSW Labor and the conservative crossbench, haveenactedlaws that effectively ban direct actions. Abigail Boyd describes the anti-democratic pushto pass these draconian new laws.