John Martinkus was an intrepid journalist with a commitment to justice. His reports on Indonesia’s military and their militias planning to destroy East Timor were important for the movement supporting East Timor's liberation. Jude Conway reports on John's work.
Imperialism & war
United States forces launched strikes on two small vessels in the Caribbean, claiming they were transporting drugs. US officials have warned more strikes could come, including possibly on foreign soil. In the second of our two-part series, Green Left’s Kerry Smith speaks to Federico Fuentes about the US threat in the Caribbean and how the solidarity movement should respond.
The Global Sumud Flotilla movement is significant because it represents collective action by ordinary people against Israel’s brutalisation of Palestinian people under occupation, writes Caroline Smith.
Cyn Huang, student and labour activist, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America addressed two meetings in Queensland on “Resistance in Trump’s America”. Elias Boyle reports.
National protests on October 12 mark two years of Israel's genocide. They will demand Labor sanctions Israel, ends the two-way arms trade and expels the Israeli ambassador. Send rally details to @greenleftonline and we'll add them to this list.
Alex Bainbridge argues that the fight against the far right has to include challenging mainstream racism, as that will help undercut the fertile ground on which more far-right forces survive.
A student is appealing his conviction of assault during a protest last year, which demanded Western Sydney University cut ties with companies linked to the genocide in Gaza. Neville Spencer reports.
Nearly two years into Israel’s war on Gaza, a United Nations inquiry concluded that it is committing a genocide. Pip Hinman and Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud report.
Anthony Albanese’s government is pushing bilateral security treaties with Pacific Island states as a matter of urgency, in a bid to shut China out. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Against the United States government’s attacks on immigrants and countries in the region, representatives of Latin America’s trade unions, social movements and progressive parties will meet in Mexico City this month. Federico Fuentes spoke to conference organisers.
As far-right extremists ran amok in Naarm/Melbourne, folk musicians Les Thomas and Kavisha Mazzella brought much needed compassion, solidarity and song to a strong audience at the John Curtin Hotel, reports Suzanne James.
Ecosocialism 2025 brought together hundreds of activists and many guest speakers from left parties and groups from the Indo-Pacific and Asia. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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