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Free Palestine — Reject the fake peace plan
Green Left 1443 now online
Read it here 👉 www.greenleft.org.au/issue/1443
Green Left 1443 now online
Read it here 👉 www.greenleft.org.au/issue/1443
“This is not just my story: This is the story of every Palestinian child wearing a keffiyeh; every Muslim woman wearing a hijab; every person whose identity makes them visible. If the system ignores racism, then no one is safe.” www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Gross double standard on racism and hate crimes exposed
Palestinian Australian Shamikh Badra and his brother Majid are determined to campaign to make sure the law against hate crimes applies equally for all sections of the community. Peter Boyle reports.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“This is not just my story: This is the story of every Palestinian child wearing a keffiyeh; every Muslim woman wearing a hijab; every person whose identity makes them visible. If the system ignores racism, then no one is safe.” www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
The Indian diaspora’s response to Mamdani's election reveals deeper fractures, particularly as Hindu nationalism has sought to control it. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/wo...
Indian diaspora’s right wing in crisis
The Indian diaspora in the West is globally celebrated for its professional success and often cast as the “model minority”. Yet, a significant segment of this community has, paradoxically, become a pi...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Indian diaspora’s response to Mamdani's election reveals deeper fractures, particularly as Hindu nationalism has sought to control it. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/wo...
Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire and “stage one” of a US-brokered “peace” plan, was the trigger for another national day of action across Australia. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Anti-genocide protests demand Australia cut ties with Israel
Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire and “stage one” of a US-brokered “peace” plan, was the trigger for another national day of action, across Australia. Pip Hinman ...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire and “stage one” of a US-brokered “peace” plan, was the trigger for another national day of action across Australia. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Political discussion regularly returns to the idea that the solution to our education and labour market problems lies in “more apprenticeships”. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Revamp the antiquated apprenticeship model
The master-apprentice model has been in decline for at least two centuries because the structure of work has changed. John Quiggin argues for a rethink, beyond nostalgia.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Political discussion regularly returns to the idea that the solution to our education and labour market problems lies in “more apprenticeships”. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The dangerous driving causing death decision is the first time a police officer has ever been convicted for a Black death in custody. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
NSW police officer convicted over Aboriginal death in custody
In a significant first, a New South Wales police officer was found guilty for the death in custody of Dunghutti teenager Jai Kalani Wright. Paul Gregoire reports.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The dangerous driving causing death decision is the first time a police officer has ever been convicted for a Black death in custody. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The sensational reports of alleged thuggery and corruption in the construction industry have obscured the political treachery of Labor’s attacks on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
CFMEU takeover a tragedy for all unionists
Sensational reports of alleged thuggery and corruption in the construction industry have obscured the political treachery of Labor’s attacks on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union,...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The sensational reports of alleged thuggery and corruption in the construction industry have obscured the political treachery of Labor’s attacks on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The cost-of-living crisis is getting worse. Inflation is up 3.8%, driven by a 37% increase in electricity prices and 11% increase in childcare — all in one year. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Now is the time to talk about nationalising essential services
Private generators regularly game the national electricity market to drive up wholesale prices, writes Max Chandler-Mather, and it’s time for a rethink on essential services like energy and childcare.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The cost-of-living crisis is getting worse. Inflation is up 3.8%, driven by a 37% increase in electricity prices and 11% increase in childcare — all in one year. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The messiness of Australia’s social media ban for those under 16, as part of the Online Safety Act 2021, is becoming more apparent. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Social media ban an experiment in futility
The messiness of the social media ban for those under 16, as part of the Online Safety Act 2021, is becoming more apparent, writes Binoy Kampmark.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The messiness of Australia’s social media ban for those under 16, as part of the Online Safety Act 2021, is becoming more apparent. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
A December 1 report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the combined revenue of the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9% last year to a record US$679 billion.
This is blood money. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
This is blood money. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The profits of war
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, in its latest report, said the combined revenue of the world’s 100 largest weapons corporations reached a record US$679 billion. Peter Boyle repor...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A December 1 report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the combined revenue of the world’s 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9% last year to a record US$679 billion.
This is blood money. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
This is blood money. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The Antisemitism in Australia: Findings of research commissioned by Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, published in November, purports to offer a baseline of racial prejudice. Instead, it delivers a masterclass in “evidence making”. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The science of silencing: Antisemitism report weaponises data
The Antisemitism in Australia report is so methodologically flawed and ideologically driven, Gwenaël Velge argues it is less a study of hatred and more an instrument of propaganda — manufacturing the ...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Antisemitism in Australia: Findings of research commissioned by Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, published in November, purports to offer a baseline of racial prejudice. Instead, it delivers a masterclass in “evidence making”. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
New South Wales Labor has introduced laws it claims are necessary after the neo-Nazi rally outside parliament on November 8. But many are questioning why NSW Police authorised the National Socialist Network (NSN) protest. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
NSW Labor introduces new laws to ‘stop’ neo-Nazism
New South Wales Labor has introduced new laws it claims are necessary after the neo-Nazi rally outside parliament. Paul Gregoire writes that many are questioning why NSW Police authorised the National...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
New South Wales Labor has introduced laws it claims are necessary after the neo-Nazi rally outside parliament on November 8. But many are questioning why NSW Police authorised the National Socialist Network (NSN) protest. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Nauru has also become an absurdly outgrown feature of Australia’s fixation with Chinese influence in the South Pacific. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Contract bikies and bribes: Australia’s Nauru refugee deal
A former Australian army rifleman and a senior bureaucrat have revealed the depths to which Labor is prepared to go to revive offshore detention in Nauru. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Nauru has also become an absurdly outgrown feature of Australia’s fixation with Chinese influence in the South Pacific. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The Nationals, as the self-appointed parliamentary spokespeople for coal and gas corporations, have long tried to blame crippling power bills on Labor’s “excessively rapid” shift to wind and solar. Now, the federal Liberals have joined the chorus. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Liberals, Nationals peddle lies to block renewables
Privatised energy, which delivers higher profits for energy corporations while degrading workers’ job conditions, is also sending power prices soaring. Renfrey Clarke argues the Coalition is seeking t...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The Nationals, as the self-appointed parliamentary spokespeople for coal and gas corporations, have long tried to blame crippling power bills on Labor’s “excessively rapid” shift to wind and solar. Now, the federal Liberals have joined the chorus. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
The latest issue of the Green Left Show features Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch about the coming social media ban, why it harms young people, what the alternatives would be and other issues related to digital privacy. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
Green Left Show #76: Why the social media ban will harm young people
The latest issue of the Green Left Show features Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch about the coming social media ban, why it harms young people, what the alternatives would be and other issues rel...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The latest issue of the Green Left Show features Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch about the coming social media ban, why it harms young people, what the alternatives would be and other issues related to digital privacy. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/an...
All across West Papua, across the Pacific island nations and in many other countries around the world, West Papuans and their supporters raise the Morning Star flag, a symbol of their struggle for independence, on this day. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
West Papua flag raised in solidarity over Leichhardt Town Hall
Supporters of self-determination for West Papua joined together on December 1 for the annual Morning Star flag raising at Leichhardt Town Hall. Peter Boyle reports.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
All across West Papua, across the Pacific island nations and in many other countries around the world, West Papuans and their supporters raise the Morning Star flag, a symbol of their struggle for independence, on this day. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Peace activists are calling for an end to public subsidies for weapons’ corporations. They say it is a betrayal of Hunter communities, who have long argued for a transition to renewable energy, not manufacturing killing machines. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Protesters call for weapons out of Muloombinba
Demilitarise Newcastle began a protest against weapons on December 1, with actions planned at several locations until December 9. Kerry Smith reports.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Peace activists are calling for an end to public subsidies for weapons’ corporations. They say it is a betrayal of Hunter communities, who have long argued for a transition to renewable energy, not manufacturing killing machines. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Adani has dropped its five-and-a-half year, millions of dollars damages claim against environment activist Ben Pennings in the Supreme Court of Queensland. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/ne...
Adani drops long-running case against anti-coal activist Ben Pennings
Adani has dropped its 5.5 year, millions of dollars damages claim against environment activist Ben Pennings in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Adani has dropped its five-and-a-half year, millions of dollars damages claim against environment activist Ben Pennings in the Supreme Court of Queensland. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/ne...
The fourth day of the Rising Tide People’s Blockade on November 30 ended on a triumphant note after multiple actions led the NSW Ports Corporation to not try and bring more coal ships into Newcastle Port. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Rising Tide stops coal ships in Newcastle Port
The fourth day of Rising Tide’s People’s Blockade ended on a triumphant note after multiple actions forced the NSW Ports Corporation to stop bringing coal ships into Newcastle Port. Alex Bainbridge re...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The fourth day of the Rising Tide People’s Blockade on November 30 ended on a triumphant note after multiple actions led the NSW Ports Corporation to not try and bring more coal ships into Newcastle Port. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...
Free Palestine — Reject the fake peace plan
Green Left 1443 now online
Read it here 👉 www.greenleft.org.au/issue/1443
Green Left 1443 now online
Read it here 👉 www.greenleft.org.au/issue/1443
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Free Palestine — Reject the fake peace plan
Green Left 1443 now online
Read it here 👉 www.greenleft.org.au/issue/1443
Green Left 1443 now online
Read it here 👉 www.greenleft.org.au/issue/1443
Looking at today’s world, imperialism has not disappeared or weakened — quite the opposite. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/wo...
Reclaiming Lenin’s analysis of imperialism
Blanca Missé is an associate professor at San Francisco State University and a Workers’ Voice member, who is active with the Ukraine Solidarity Network and the Labor for Palestine National Network. Gr...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Looking at today’s world, imperialism has not disappeared or weakened — quite the opposite. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/wo...
The Free Sudan Gazette centers Sudanese voices and ensures Sudan’s crisis and the struggle of the Sudanese people is visible in the international media landscape. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/cu...
The Sudanese people are not passive victims. They are resisting, organising and imagining a different kind of society.
Green Left’s Susan Price spoke with Ibrahim Izzeldeen from the Free Sudan Gazette, about this new media project and how it is centering Sudanese voices and ensuring that the struggle of the Sudanese p...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The Free Sudan Gazette centers Sudanese voices and ensures Sudan’s crisis and the struggle of the Sudanese people is visible in the international media landscape. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/cu...
In Marx’s Theory of Value at the Frontiers, Güney Işıkara and Patrick Mokre demonstrate the empirical credibility of the labour theory of value and show how it can explain the economics of imperialism and environmental degradation. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/cu...
Imperialism and environmental degradation under the light of Marx’s value theory
In Marx’s Theory of Value at the Frontiers, Güney Işıkara and Patrick Mokre make a valuable contribution to Marxist economics, first, in demonstrating the empirical credibility of the labour theory of...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
In Marx’s Theory of Value at the Frontiers, Güney Işıkara and Patrick Mokre demonstrate the empirical credibility of the labour theory of value and show how it can explain the economics of imperialism and environmental degradation. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/cu...
The police are not our allies and we should be under no illusion that they ever will be. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/an...
Mardi Gras: ‘Inclusion’ as a weapon to entrench status quo
There are four vacant Mardi Gras board positions to be filled, as well as nine resolutions, including for Mardi Gras to disinvite NSW Police from marching in a formal parade float. Troy Thrace explain...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The police are not our allies and we should be under no illusion that they ever will be. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/an...
Police may no longer be locking up gays for being gay, but plenty of communities remain the targets of their brutalisation. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/an...
Mardi Gras: ‘Inclusion’ as a weapon to entrench status quo
There are four vacant Mardi Gras board positions to be filled, as well as nine resolutions, including for Mardi Gras to disinvite NSW Police from marching in a formal parade float. Troy Thrace explain...
www.greenleft.org.au
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Police may no longer be locking up gays for being gay, but plenty of communities remain the targets of their brutalisation. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/an...
As governments geared up for the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, the Philippines was hit by two climate disasters on November 3 and 9. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/wo...
Philippines: Typhoon impacts made worse by gov’t corruption, neglect and putting profits ahead of human life
On the eve of COP30, and as the recovery effort from Typhoon Kalmaegi and Super Typhoon Fung-wong continued in the Philippines, Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke with environmentalist and socialist Khyl ...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
As governments geared up for the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, the Philippines was hit by two climate disasters on November 3 and 9. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/wo...