Green Left Weekly

Pine Gap

The secret antennas of US spy base Pine Gap

Pine Gap, a multi-purpose mega-intelligence centre in the Northern Territory, taps phones, collects metadata, orders drone strikes, guides bombs, facilitates arrests and monitors citizens movements.

Renewable energy

Capital strike brings renewable energy to its knees

Australia's large energy companies appear to prefer to accept fines for not building renewable energy rather than build it and weaken their investments in coal and gas generation.

Anti-war

John Pilger: A world war has begun -- break the silence

How many people are aware that a world war has begun? At present, it is a war of propaganda, of lies and distraction, but this can change instantaneously with the first mistaken order, the first missile.

Brussels

'Blame hate, not Islam': Europe's Left responds to terror attacks

Grassroots groups across Europe are warning against succumbing to misguided and bigoted speech in the wake of the latest terrorist atrocity in Belgium.

This week's Socialist Alliance 'Our Common Cause' column

Let's build a powerful people's movement for unity

The Socialist Alliance has been instrumental in the evolving struggle for the freedoms of not only my peoples but for all peoples. I urge all people who are dissatisfied with the present quasi-dictatorial system of the federal and state parliaments to support Socialist Alliance candidates.

THIS WEEK'S COLUMN BY RESISTANCE!, SOCIALIST YOUTH ORGANISATION

Tragic suicide of 10-year-old Aboriginal girl

Suicide by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was a rare occurrence in pre-colonial times. But now, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, suicide is the second leading cause of death for Aboriginal children 14 years or under. They are eight times more likely to commit suicide than non-Aboriginal children.

Australian News

No forced council amalgamations in NSW

On March 13, contingents from all around NSW joined in protest against the state Liberal government's attempts to remove the democratic rights of local communities by forcing amalgamation of almost half of the state's local councils, reducing the number of councils from 152 to 112.

Independent candidate wants bilingual education, services and a treaty

Yingiya Mark Guyula, a spokesperson for the Yolngu Nations Assembly, will stand as an independent candidate for the seat of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory elections in August.

Further Australian News

International News

Turkey: Erdoğan silences dissent

Freedom of speech in Turkey is deteriorating at a rate of knots. This week, a British academic was deported from the country with no trial and three academics were arrested, all accused of disseminating terrorist material.

Letter from the US: Republicans in disarray as Trump pushes racist violence amid protests

Amid growing incidents of violence at rallies for Donald Trump and protests confronting the Republican presidential frontrunner, the Republican Party’s establishment has opened a campaign to try to deny Trump the party’s presidential nomination.

Further International News

Comment and Analysis

February temperature spike bombshell

NASA dropped a bombshell of a climate report on March 11. February 2016 has soared past all rivals as the warmest seasonally adjusted month in more than a century of global recordkeeping.

Media's racist post-Moomba rampage

On the evening of March 12, during Melbourne's Moomba festival, there was a disturbance involving crowds of young people around Federation Square.

Further Comment and Analysis

Cultural Dissent

Palestinian performance poet Rafeef Ziadah not to be missed

Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian campaigner and spoken word performer of such immense power that she demands to be heard.

Angela Davis on how our struggles unite us

In the summer of 2014, images spread across the world of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, facing off against police in riot gear, driving tanks and hurling tear gas grenades in the wake of the police shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown.

Further Cultural Dissent

Palestinian performance poet Rafeef...

NSW protesters: 'We will break these laws'