Labor’s announces details of sham offsets scheme for companies
Labor will allow coal, gas and other companies to buy their way out of cutting emissions, allowing unlimited use of offsets under newly released details of its “Safeguards Mechanism”.
Albanese leaves refugees behind in PNG
Anthony Albanese visited PNG in January, but said nothing of the refugees who had been sent to Manus Island in 2013 when he was deputy prime minister in the Rudd Labor government that imprisoned them offshore.
Right to protest under attack as jail sentence for climate protester Violet Coco sparks outcry
The 15-month jail sentence handed to climate protester Violet Coco in Sydney in December has drawn outrage.
Attitudes shifting to the left but struggle still yet to rise
The Australian Electoral Study has released a report after every election for the last 30 years. Its most recent on the 2022 election sheds light on Labor’s victory and current political attitudes.
Iran protesters still defiant as regime cracks down harder
The protests in Iran that began following the death of Mahsa Amini in September have now continued for more than 100 days.
Protests push back Peru’s right-wing coup
Peru has been rocked by weeks of strikes and protests following the impeachment and arrest of left-wing president Pedro Castillo in December.
Indigenous activists speak out: Why the Voice won’t do anything to end racist injustice
Many Indigenous people are sceptical about the planned Voice to parliament, despite the media focus on its support. Solidarity spoke to Indigenous activists Callum Clayton-Dixon, Suellyn Tighe and Michael Mansell about the problems with the proposal.
Morrison’s power grab and the limits of parliamentary democracy
Scott Morrison’s ministerial power grab was not an aberration but an example of the secrecy and lack of democracy that exists under capitalism, argues Maeve Larkins.
When the Wiradyuri fought colonial capitalist land theft
Stephen Gapps’ book Gudyarra is a compelling account of the opening phase of the genocidal invasion of Wiradyuri lands by British imperialism and the fierce anti-colonial insurgency waged by Wiradyuri people.
US bases positioned for war against China
The US is the biggest bully in the Pacific, with rings of military bases blocking and threatening China, writes Tom Orsag.
Climate: we can unite direct action with mass mobilisation
The “We Quit” declaration by Extinction Rebellion in Britain that it will step back from disruptive, direct action to build a 100,000-strong rally has ignited a debate about the best approach to fighting climate change.
