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Sand film 2023

Janaka Biyanwila reviews Sand (Munnel in Tamil), directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram, which screened at the Sydney Film Festival.

’Same job, same pay’, fighting council cuts & rich countries owe climate reparations

鶹ӳdzܰԲ Isaac Nellist is joined by refugee rights activist Chloe DS as they go through the latest news from Australia and around the world.

Why all the hype about artificial intelligence? Could chatbots destroy humanity? Ernst Merkenich takes a look at the dangers of misuse, bias and inaccuracy.

#GoHomeGota

As Sri Lanka approaches the anniversary of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in July last year, following a popular uprising, the social struggle continues, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

The No New Gas Coalition is against Northern Territory Labor’s decision to frack the Beetaloo Basin and set up a new gas hub at Middle Arm. Kerry Smith reports.

photo exhibition

Portraits of Protest: The Kangaroo Point 120 is an exhibition featuring photos from the 2020 campaign to free 120 refugees imprisoned in the Kangaroo Point Motel in central Meanjin/Brisbane, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Strong, organised people-powered action, not government initiatives, are the reason for the drop in countries using the death penalty. Joel MacKay reports.

A support crowd formed a “wall of gay” outside the Maylands Library to support drag story hour and counter the handful of bigots. Petrina Harley ǰٲ.

Sydney Road was blocked by campaigners calling for accessible tram stops before any more level crossing removal works are undertaken on the Upfield line. Darren Saffin reports.

Public housing tenants were emotional as they told a rally they did not want be removed from their homes of several decades. Jim McIlroy reports.

Suzanne James talks to investigative journalist Michael West about the PricewaterhouseCoopers secrets-for-sale scandal.

Brittany Higgins has faced stomach churning attacks from the corporate media

The spectacle of Coalition MPs weaponising Brittany Higgins’ allegation of rape in Parliament House is stomach churning. Pip Hinman reports.