French workers are staging a mass, rolling strike wave against President Macron’s attempt to force people to work longer before they can retire.
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The Greens and Labor have struck a deal to pass the climate Safeguard Mechanism bill. While this may restrict the number of new coal and gas projects, it won’t reduce actual emissions—and is a disaster for the climate.
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The appearance of a handful of Nazis at the “Let Women Speak” rally in Melbourne last weekend has caused a furore.
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Many Indigenous people are sceptical about the planned Voice to parliament, despite the media focus on its support. Solidarity spoke to Indigenous activists Callum Clayton-Dixon, Suellyn Tighe and Michael Mansell about the problems with the proposal.
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The 15-month jail sentence handed to climate protester Violet Coco in Sydney in December has drawn outrage.
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Anthony Albanese visited PNG in January, but said nothing of the refugees who had been sent to Manus Island in 2013 when he was deputy prime minister in the Rudd Labor government that imprisoned them offshore.
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The “We Quit” declaration by Extinction Rebellion in Britain that it will step back from disruptive, direct action to build a 100,000-strong rally has ignited a debate about the best approach to fighting climate change.
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Adelaide bus drivers struck on 9 January, picketing depots and bringing most public buses to a standstill.
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On 29 November more than 1000 refugees rallied on the lawns of Canberra’s Parliament House to once again demand Labor make good on its pre-election promise to grant permanent visas to refugees on temporary visas.
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