Australia

Australia’s worst flooding in decades forces mass evacuation

March 24, 2021 By Olivia Rosane

Massive rainfall in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) has brought the worst flooding in decades, forcing more than 18,000 people to flee their homes.

Three more Indigenous deaths in Australian police custody

March 24, 2021 By Matthew Hole

The latest deaths add to the already 440+ Indigenous lives lost in custody over the past 30 years, leading families of the victims to declare a national emergency.

Using pandemic, Australian government cuts taxes on the rich with ‘bosses’ budget’

October 15, 2020

The focus of the budget should be jobs and higher incomes for those who are struggling, who are in need. It is not.

Indigenous warriors evict mining corporation from their land

August 24, 2020 By Ben Cowles

The Indigenous people of two tribes in the Australian state of Queensland protected their homes today by blocking a multinational mining corporation from tearing up their land.

Australian government ramps up anti-China campaign, spends billions on weaponry

July 15, 2020 By Denis Doherty And Hannah Middleton

Australian PM Morrison is using fear as his chief weapon, evoking the rise of Nazism and describing the post-pandemic world as “poorer, more dangerous, and more disorderly.”