Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims that Labor is “determined” to close the gap, but the latest report shows things have gotten worse for First Nations people. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Nicholas Cowdery, a former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, told an NSW parliamentary inquiry that the personal use of cannabis should be decriminalised, also to reduce the rate of Aboriginal imprisonment. Kerry Smith reports.
Climate activists Petrina Harley a spoke with Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen about the campaign to a recent lock-on protest to raise awareness about Woodside's Burrup Hub project.
Social media giant Meta has censored the School Strike 4 Climate group after it announced plans for a school strike for West Papua on August 30. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Wiradjuri artist Luke Mustafa Woods, who is based in Djilang/Geelong, speaks to Tim Gooden about his art in solidarity with Palestine.
Thousands joined the march for land rights and justice for First Nations people as part of the annual NAIDOC rally in Naarm/Melbourne. Chloe DS reports.
Green Left’s Alex Bainbridge spoke to Independent Senator and DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara Lidia Thorpe about Labor’s promises and record on addressing First Nations’ injustices.
As climate protesters protested outside Woodside HQ, two others had blockaded the only access road to Burrup Hub Project in Pilbara region in the early morning. Alex Salmon reports.
Megan Krakouer, Menang woman of the Noongar Nation, said the rate of incarceration of First Nations people is “out of control” and suicides are rising at an alarming rate. Pip Hinman reports.
Isaac Nellist asked some attendees at the Ecosocialism 2024 conference about what they thought were its highlights.
Peter Boyle reviews David Marr's Killing for Country: A Family History, a chronicle of his forebears who were deployed from 1849 to the 1920s to carry out systematic massacres of First Nations peoples in the frontier wars in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
The theme of Ecosocialism 2024 is “Climate action not war” for good reason. It takes place shortly after scientists warn of catastrophic global heating and it takes place amid new global arms race. Sam Wainwright urges you to book your ticket.
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