Ben Radford

Extreme heat, floods hasn't stopped NSW gov't from scrapping environmental planning law

The NSW government has scrapped planning laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions during and after the construction of new apartments. Ben Radford reports.

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Peru: Widespread protests follow Fujimori’s pardon

Protests erupted after Peru’s Constitutional Court reinstated a 2017 pardon granted to imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori, reports Ben Radford.

New law threatens Sydney’s precious green space

The Greater Sydney Parklands Trust Bill 2021 represents a threat Sydney’s iconic parklands by opening the door to privatisation. Ben Radford reports.

Video: Latin America rises

Paula Sanchez, Juana Maldonaldo, Ian Ellis-Jones and Ben Radford discuss the rise of struggle in Latin America.

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Peru: Right wing continues destabilisation campaign

Since Peruvian president Pedro Castillo’s electoral victory in June, right-wing and anti-democratic forces have continued to campaign to remove him from office, reports Ben Radford.

Twelve years after US-backed military coup, Honduras’s left is back in power

Leftist Xiomara Castro has been sworn in, marking the first time since 2006 that Honduras has a legitimately-elected president. Ben Radford reports.

Neoliberal planning leads to widespread building defects

The concerning number of new buildings with defects in Sydney is a result of the privatisation of the building certification process, developer greed and the neoliberal approach to planning in New South Wales, writes Ben Radford.

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Honduras: Leftist Xiomara Castro to be sworn in as president

Leftist Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya won November’s presidential elections in Honduras with 51% of the vote — the highest proportion of votes for a presidential candidate in Honduran history, reports Ben Radford.

President of Peru Pedro Castillo. Photo: Presidencia Peru/Flickr (CC By-NC-SA 2.0)

Peru: Democracy under attack from right-wing forces

Pedro Castillo, leader of the left-wing Peru Libre party, was sworn in as Peru’s president on July 28, reports Ben Radford. Since then, his government has faced a campaign of destabilisation from the right-wing opposition.

Vaccine inequity and the fight for a people’s vaccine

As some of the world’s wealthiest countries move closer towards fully vaccinating their populations against COVID-19, there could not be a starker contrast when looking at countries in the Global South, writes Ben Radford.

Peru: Leftist candidate wins, right cries ‘fraud’

Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo, leader of the Free Peru party and former school teacher, won the final round of the Peruvian presidential elections. Ben Radford reports.

Peru: Leftist candidate challenges neoliberalism

Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo had unexpected success in the first round of Peru's presidential elections, reports Ben Radford.