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Archive | Australia
A continent on fire
Dystopia in the land of Oz: A climate change story
Australia’s out-of-control bushfires dramatically confirm the need for a government that doesn’t serve the interests of multi-national corporations
Save Our Future!
Photo essay: Australian students strike for climate action
Thousands of Australian primary and high school students walked out of school on November 30 to demand real action on climate change.
Dry Deniers
Australia: Worst drought ever, but don’t mention climate change!
“At the federal level there is a climate information vacuum of truth and at the state level there is no action.”
Book Review
Sustainable agriculture versus corporate greed
Fred Magdoff reviews a new book in which Australian activists explain what’s wrong with corporate profit-centred agriculture and propose a manifesto for a people-centred alternative.
Coal promoters in office
No one can question the Australian government’s commitment to destroying the planet
For these politicians, it’s a matter of political principle: Earth’s ability to support life must be undermined as quickly and thoroughly as possible.
Left Renewal
Socialist tendency formed in Australian Green Party
“We need an internationalist perspective of climate justice that recognizes that we are all a part of the global ecosystem. We can only resolve climate change by achieving climate justice. None of us are free, until we are all free.”
Climate Injustice
Planetary Crisis: We are not all in this together
Climate change and extreme weather events are not devastating a random selection of human beings from all walks of life. There are no billionaires among the dead, no corporate executives living in shelters, no stockbrokers watching their children die of malnutrition.
Ecosocialist Notebook
Climate & Capitalism editor on Australian speaking tour, April 30-May 14
C&C will be taking a break while Ian Angus speaks at ecosocialist meetings in seven Australian cities, and launches his new book at the Socialism for the 21st Century conference in Sydney.
Too Many People?
The real population problem is too many capitalists
“There are too many coal barons, too many oil tycoons, too many politicians who are completely tied to the fossil fuel industry, too many vested interests that don’t want change.” Radio Adelaide interviews Simon Butler.
Creative self-destruction: Climate crisis and ‘green capitalism’
Large corporations get away with ecocidal behaviour by obscuring the link between endless economic growth and environmental destruction
Australia: United mass action can win climate fight
Australian anti-fracking activist calls for ‘movement of movements’ around concrete demands in November 29 People’s Climate Marches
There’s no such thing as cheap fossil fuel
Australia’s coal industry is propped up by huge government subsidies, despite the downturn in the global coal trade and a divestment campaign.
What ecosocialists can learn from Naomi Klein
Socialists can’t just criticize neoliberal and liberal responses. We must actively support and build the movements that are confronting the climate crisis
How greens and labor can win … together
Green Bans, Red Union: How a militant union and green activists united to stop anti-environmental development in Australia
Canada, Australia, Japan: Climate change saboteurs
As continents burn and extreme weather accelerates, three of the world’s richest countries are leading the fight to do nothing about greenhouse gas emissions
Only massive public investment can slash emissions
If we are not talking about massive public investments in green technology and social services then we are not really talking about responding to the climate emergency.
Australia: populationists use racism to split green vote
Populationist groups are trying to split Australian environmentalism with a coordinated anti-immigrant campaign
Marxism and the ecological revolution
Are Marx’s views on ecology relevant to today’s environmental crises?
Pricing carbon: A failed strategy that won't save the climate
Simon Butler: “We cannot deal with climate change through crisis-prone markets that subsidise dirty energy firms.”