After 15 years of racism—chance to tear out the NT Intervention by the roots
This June marks 15 years since the Howard government began the NT Intervention, mobilising the army and introducing a wide swathe of racist, draconian controls over Aboriginal people and their lands.
Racist neglect caused Indigenous woman’s death in Melbourne prison
An inquest into the death in custody of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson has revealed criminal negligence and racism in Victoria’s prisons.
Sri Lanka protests show alternative to poverty and racism amid economic collapse
Sri Lanka has been rocked by weeks of mass demonstrations and a general strike, following its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
Wave of anger as US Supreme Court to overturn right to abortion
The United States Supreme Court is set to wind back the clock after a leaked document revealed it plans to overturn the historic Roe v Wade ruling.
US and NATO push for drawn-out proxy war in Ukraine
The US and NATO are waging an increasingly open, long-term proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
Red lines and imperialist rivalries—Australia is no friend of the Pacific
The Australian government’s record in the south Pacific shows it is a bully and a thief that wants to maintain its own domination of the region argues James Supple
Lessons from the last Labor government
The last Labor government was ultimately destroyed by its determination to defend the interests of big business and manage capitalism, writes Mark Gillespie
Can we ever get rid of sexism?
Sexism is a product of structures and institutions that benefit the rich and powerful, writes Jordi Pardoel, and to get rid of sexism we have to get rid of capitalism
Morrison and the Liberals humiliated but no enthusiasm for Labor’s small target
Scott Morrison and the Liberals have been humiliated in an election result that has left the party in disarray.
