Mukta Barai is President of the Socialist Students Front, the student wing of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh, and played a leading role in the recent protests. She spoke with Susan Price and Jacob Andrewartha about the political situation in Bangladesh and the challenges for the democratic movement.
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Supporters of Stop AUKUS WA and Nuclear Free WA presented Fremantle Councillors with a 400-strong petition calling on it to ban the berthing of nuclear-powered or -armed submarines at Stirling Naval Base. Alex Salmon reports.
The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign hosted a discussion of the Venezuelan presidential elections and aftermath with Francisco Dominguez, secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in London. Chris Slee reports.
Kerry Smith sat down with Latin American politics writer Federico Fuentes to break down the July 28 Venezuelan presidential elections and its aftermath.
Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen are joined by Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Jacob Andrewartha to discuss the latest Closing the Gap report, far-right riots in Britain and the political situation in the United States heading towards the November election.
Fairfield for Palestine is calling on all Fairfield City Councillors to support a motion to disclose and divest any ties with Israel. Neville Spencer reports.
With 71% of Territorians supporting the right of the terminally ill to die with dignity, and such laws in every state and the ACT, it is inevitable the NT will eventually have its world-first VAD rights restored, argues Suzanne James.
Labor failed to pass its anti-CFMEU bill after the Coalition withdrew its support, arguing it was not strong enough. Sue Bull reports.
Queer Liberation Boorloo called a protest to pressure the Western Australian government to support community-led amendments to its gender recognition reforms. Petrina Harley reports.
Labor councillors used their majority of one to vote down a modest motion calling on council to investigate its procurement policy to ensure it was not investing in weapons’ industries profiting from Israel’s war on Gaza. Rachel Evans reports.
Suzanne James talks to WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John about the Albanese government’s betrayal of the disability community by ignoring the bulk of the royal commission’s recommendations while defunding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
In Latin America, trade unions, students and Indigenous groups are standing in solidarity with Palestinians and drawing attention to Israel’s nefarious role in the region, reports Ben Radford.
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