Many people already have distrust of politicians and the political system, and the furore around PM Anthony Albanese receiving favours from聽disgraced former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is fuelling it. Peter Boyle reports.
Democracy
Abortion was finally decriminalised in every state and territory in Australia last year, but access remains difficult. While the procedure remains in some criminal codes, conservatives will seek to roll back our rights. Mary Merkenich reports.
Climate and civil rights activists protested outside the NSW Supreme Court against NSW Police鈥檚聽attempt聽to聽block聽the Rising Tide People鈥檚 Blockade of the world鈥檚 largest coal port, reports Isaac Nellist.
A large crowd gathered to hear Indian Marxist intellectual and writer Vijay Prashad speak about his new book, On Cuba: Reflections on 70 Years Revolution and Struggle, co-authored by Noam Chomsky. Rachel Evans 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Federal Labor鈥檚 decision to place the Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union into administration may become a significant headache for the so-called party of the working class. Sue Bull reports.
An international alliance to defend academic freedom was launched at a global online conference held to honour the work of jailed Russian anti-war socialist Boris Kagarlitsky, reports Federico Fuentes.
While the聽Liberal National Party had been predicted to win聽the October 26 Queensland election,聽its victory was not on the scale of Labor鈥檚 decimation in 2012, as some had feared. Alex Bainbridge reports.
NSW Police initiated a Supreme Court challenge to the Rising Tide People鈥檚 Blockade of the world鈥檚 largest coal port in Muloobinba/Newcastle in November. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
The Global Ecosocialist Network and Marxmail.world鈥檚 鈥淩oadmap to Ecosocialism鈥 forum heard from four speakers about the strategies and tactics needed to move beyond capitalism. Susan Price reports on the presentations.
Thousands of workers went on strike across Peru, followed by nationwide protests, to demand that Congress repeal laws that favour organised crime and criminalise the right to protest, and call on the government to take action against worsening extortion and violence, reports Ben Radford.
Not so long ago, the official line was that we could consider republicanism when the queen died. Tony Smith argues that politicians calling for Independent Senator Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe to be sanctioned for dishonesty invite ridicule.聽聽
Instead of restoring trust in the public service and politics, the National Anti-Corruption Commission聽has shown it prefers to be impotent, argues Binoy Kampmark.
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