Labor’s election victory defied expectations, with the Albanese government increasing its majority in the lower house and on track to have the highest number of seats since Bob Hawke’s 1987 win.
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Anthony Albanese started his victory speech addressing “My fellow Australians”—and went on to invoke Australia no fewer than 43 more times over 22 minutes.
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More than 1500 unionists walked off the job to rally on 1 May in Sydney, including hundreds of CFMEU members.
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Israel has approved a new escalation of its offensive in Gaza, preparing to seize more land for a possible permanent occupation.
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On Tuesday 6 May, Gomeroi people led a 150-strong crowd of trade unionists and climate activists on a march from the NSW Supreme Court to Parliament House.
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The Victorian government has passed a bail law that includes removing the requirement to consider remand as a last resort for children.
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From escalating trade wars to a full-scale offensive against immigrants, the first months of Trump’s second term have seen horror after horror. But there are also signs of resistance.
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We warned during the first Trump presidency that next time they would come back more organised, more vicious. And that’s exactly what’s happened.
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Casey Forsyth looks at why the right is so obsessed with gender and how transphobia is part of maintaining the sexist and oppressive gender roles in the family.
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The injured aviators are the latest in a growing number of casualties in the Middle East that the Trump White House prefers to ignore.
The post More Troops Injured as U.S. Planes Keep Plunging Into Red Sea appeared first on The Intercept.
The former San Sabba rice mill, in the northeast Italian port city of Trieste, resembles many other relics of past industry. Its five storeys retain the stark red of its more-than-a-century-old brickwork, but it has a ghostly, dilapidated air. No longer a hub of labour, it has, over the decades, been encircled by more modern […]
The New York Review of Books presents the fourth installment in a series of online events hosted by Fintan O’Toole. New York Review contributors Elizabeth Kolbert, Bill McKibben, and Jonathan Mingle join O’Toole for a conversation on the damage a second Trump administration can bring to already meager efforts to curb global warming. You may […]
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The court let a military trans ban go into effect — potentially setting a precedent to accept the anti-trans myth behind Trump’s executive order.
The post The Supreme Court Just Imperiled the Rights — and Lives — of All Trans People appeared first on The Intercept.
Ibrahim Traoré has kicked out French troops, defied US pressure, and embraced Pan-African self-reliance. His revolution is reshaping Africa—and Washington is watching.
The post Why Washington is Worried About Burkina Faso’s Young Revolutionary Leader appeared first on MintPress News.
Israeli extremist officials deny the existence of famine in Gaza as they push for harsher measures to block food.
The post Famine Haunts the People of Gaza. Israel Is Trying to Convince You It’s Fake. appeared first on The Intercept.
One bell: Time to open another cash register.
Two bells: A customer has additional questions and requires assistance.
Three bells: First Mate (assistant manager) or Captain (store manager) is needed at that register.
Four bells: “All hands on deck”—the store is experiencing a high volume of shoppers. All crew members (employees) are required to respond.
Five bells: A toilet has overflowed in the men’s restroom and requires immediate maintenance.
Six bells: The free sample station must be restocked immediately.
Seven bells: The toilet paper is out of stock.
Eight bells: The toilet paper has been restocked.
Twelve bells: It’s twelve o’clock, and watches should be synchronized accordingly.
Thirteen bells: A customer has requested that a crew member “check the back” for a specific item.