Youth & students

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided at the last moment to impose his pension聽bill by decree, reports John Mullen.

School strike for climate protest in Sydney

Young people are moving away from the major parties in search of real political change, Isaac Nellist reports.

French strikes

After a three-week period of relative calm, all trade union federations in France called on workers 鈥渢o bring France to a standstill鈥 on March 7. Key workers鈥 sectors promised ongoing strikes, reports John Mullen.

GL News

麻豆传媒 journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist round up the latest news from Australia and around the world in this new podcast.

Goto go gama

Seven months on from the Sri Lankan popular uprising, Janaka Biyanwila looks at聽how government spin, backed up with state violence, is attempting to keep a lid on popular discontent.

Strike in France Feb 11, 2023

The dynamism of the movement to defend pensions is inspiring, but even many strikers think that the government will never back down. John Mullen asks, can Macron be beaten, and if so, how?

Malaysian socialist Soh Sook Hwa, addressing the recent Socialist Alliance national conference, talked about the need for action and solidarity to confront the climate crisis. Susan Price reports.

Robotic hand with centrelink logo. Background is a pile of gold coins

It seems like no government official or senior public servant realised the Robodebt scheme was illegal, but the idea that the Coalition government didn鈥檛 know exactly what it was doing is preposterous, argues Zane Alcorn.

Protest against pension reform January 31 France

Angry protests have been held in Paris and 267 other towns around France against President Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 attempt to raise the standard retirement age from 62 to 64, reports John Mullen.

Protesting attack on pensions in France

Millions of workers and youth in France mobilised on January 19 against the government's latest attack on pensions. John Mullen explains the background.

razem zofia malisz

Polish left-wing party Razem (Together) International Office member Zofia Malisz聽discusses the party鈥檚 history, Polish politics and Razem鈥檚 views on Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.

2022 China protests

Choo Chon Kai, a leading activist in the Socialist Party of Malaysia, has been building solidarity with democracy activists in China for many years. He discusses the recent protests in several cities in China.