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Human rights organisations and Kurdish-Iranian refugee activist Behrouz Boochani have condemned Labor's new racist anti-asylum seeker laws. Chloe DS reports on the community outcry.

Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the 2024 People's Blockade of the world's largest coal port in Muloobinba/Newcastle. 

Nicolas Maduro and Venezuelan flag

Green Left’s Federico Fuentes sat down with Malfred Gerig, a sociologist from the Central University of Venezuela, to discuss what he calls Maduro’s “neoliberalism with patrimonialist characteristics”. This is the final in our three-part interview.

Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe told a rally that First Nations and climate movements need to unite to win just demands for land and climate. Jim McIlroy reports.

The dangerous impacts of Labor’s forcible administration of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union are being revealed, with some bosses flouting occupational health and safety laws more recklessly. Sue Bull reports. 

Senators Lidia Thorpe, Fatima Payman and Mehreen Faruqi are using their positions to fight back against the systemic racism that Senator Pauline Hanson represents, argues Pip Hinman

Communities are demanding the NT Country Liberal Party bin its Territory Coordinator proposal, which gives unprecedented powers to unelected bureaucrats and ignores First Nations voices and solutions. Stephen W Enciso reports.

The major parties want to entrench a system of unfairly distributed electoral funding and corporate donations to pay for their manipulative misinformation campaigns, and to stir up racism, misogyny and bigotry against minorities. Peter Boyle reports.

Donald Trump

While incoming United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration is still a month-and-a-half away, he is preparing the ground for his second term, reports Barry Sheppard.

Japan was invited for the first time to discuss joining AUKUS with Australia and the United States at a meeting of defence ministers in Darwin. Paul Gregoire reports.

People's Blockade participants explain why they attended, what they think about the NSW government's attempts to suppress the protest and why we need to end coal and gas.

protest and inset picture of Venâncio Mondlane

Mozambique is at a critical juncture, with post-election discontent revealing deep-rooted flaws in its political system, writes Boaventura Monjane.