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Cover Story If rewnewable energy is cheaper, why are we investing in fossil fuels?

Generating electricity using renewable energy is now cheaper than using fossil fuels, but mining companies, banks and governments in Australia continue to invest significantly more in coal, oil and gas than wind and solar.

International Women’s Strike shows what feminism really looks like

Childcare workers strike on International Women’s Day

Thousands protest Turnbull’s attacks on unions, working people

Behind a corporate monster: How Monsanto pushes agricultural domination

Photos: Thousands protest "twin brothers in genocide" Turnbull and Netanyahu in Sydney.

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Thousands rally against ABCC and to defend penalty rates in Brisbane

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'OUR COMMON CAUSE'

If rewnewable energy is cheaper, why are we investing in fossil fuels?

Generating electricity using renewable energy is now cheaper than using fossil fuels, but mining companies, banks and governments in Australia continue to invest...

RESISTANCE IN ACTION

Universities fail to address campus rape epidemic

A study by student advocacy group End Rape on Campus has revealed the systemic failure of some of Australia’s highest ranking universities to deal with rape and sexual harassment allegations.

Over the past five years, more than 500 complaints of sexual assault — including 145 complaints...

Newcastle to ‘pave paradise and put in a parking lot’?

Saturday, March 11, 2017

The V8 Supercars race through Newcastle East will leave behind a trail of destruction even before the checkered flag goes down next November.

Former Liberal leader Mike Baird and Labor Party mayor Nuatali Helms announced that the race would be held in Newcastle late last year following...

Victorian Metropolitan Fire Brigade non-firefighting staff vote for bans

Saturday, March 11, 2017

United Firefighters Union (UFU) members working in the Corporate and Technical Division of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) have voted overwhelmingly for a campaign of bans in support of their enterprise agreement campaign.

The Corporate and Technical Division includes non-firefighting...

Trump’s new Muslim ban already faces push back

Saturday, March 11, 2017

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order temporarily banning all refugees, as well as people from six majority-Muslim countries, from entering the United States, Democracy Now! said on March 7.

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‘We exist, we resist’ — Native nations in the United States march for rights

Saturday, March 11, 2017

“Water is life!” was the cry heard throughout Washington, DC on March 10 as thousands of people marched for Indigenous rights and the sovereignty of native nations...

Vale Trevor Grant: advocate for Tamil refugees

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Trevor Grant passed away on March 6, after a long battle with asbestos-caused mesothelioma.

Trevor was well known as a sports reporter, particularly for his...

If rewnewable energy is cheaper, why are we investing in fossil fuels?

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Generating electricity using renewable energy is now cheaper than using fossil fuels, but mining companies, banks and governments in Australia continue to invest...

Ex-Matildas star slams empty symbols, calls for action on women's sports

Saturday, March 11, 2017

“I’d like to call bullshit.” So declared Melissa Barbieri, a former captain of Australian women’s football (soccer) team the Matildas, on the symbolic support for women’s rights offered by sporting clubs and bodies on International Women’s Day.

Brazilian, Costa Rican footballers stand against gendered violence

Saturday, March 11, 2017

The Brazilian football team El Cruzeiro wore T-shirts highlighting the many issues that women in the South American country still face on a daily basis. Meanwhile, a similar initiative was announced by the Costa Rican football league. On March 8, players did not celebrate goals scored as part of...