Australia

Nuclear submarine pact uses Australian people as pawns in new Cold War

September 28, 2021 By Anna Pha

Apart from turning Australia into a military target, the economic fallout will be huge for the people of Australia.

U.S. and U.K.’s nuclear submarine pact with Australia targets China

September 17, 2021 By C.J. Atkins

The deal—the latest escalation in Washington’s new Cold War against China—threatens a regional arms race.

Australia sends military to quarantine working-class communities, leaves wealthy areas untouched

August 13, 2021 By The Guardian, The Workers’ Weekly

In working-class areas and communities of color, authorities are using military might to look like they're controlling the pandemic. Meanwhile, rich neighborhoods with COVID cases go unpoliced.

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.