This is not your land. After the defeat of a 2023 referendum on the inclusion of a First Nations Voice in parliament, Zoe Holman traces the claims to self-determination made by Indigenous peoples in Australia, culminating in today’s rallying call for Treaty.
When the newly crowned King Charles made his first visit to Australia in November 2024, his address to the Great Hall of Parliament in Canberra dissolved into a scuf...
In her poem, ‘Ngurambang yali - Country Speaks’, Wiradjuri writer Jeanine Leane gives a voice to the land:
‘Balandha—dhuraay Bumal-ayi-nya Wumbay abuny (yaboing)’
— History does not have the first claim. Nor the last word.
Nghindhi yarra dhalanbul ngiyanhi gin.gu
- ‘You can speak us...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
Rising costs, Covid-19 and austerity have pushed too many countries – and households – into unmanageable debt. Amy Hall asks how we got here, and finds a movement shaking off the stigma of debt and getting organized.
Confronting the impact of empire is not about getting stuck in the past, writes Amy Hall. It’s vital to how we build a better future.
A new far-right Israeli government’s meddling with the supreme court has Jewish citizens up in arms. But the shredded freedoms of the Palestinian people under Israel’s thumb are still off the table. Zoe Holman looks at how the so-called ‘peace process’ has allowed Israel to deepen its colonial project and regime of control over Palestinian lives.
On every continent, the railways are experiencing a renaissance. But what will it take to reshape them in the interests of people? Conrad Landin investigates.
We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of this basic principle. Dinyar Godrej ventures into the maelstrom.
Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from poor communities to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
East-African campaigners are warning Brexit may hit some Global South economies by harming their ability to export to Britain – a key market for some. Nick Dowson reports
Amid arrests, harassment and violence, Sophie Neiman reflects on the plight of journalists in Uganda.
The Indian human rights defender who stopped a mining giant in its tracks speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.
Richard Swift takes aim at Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, once friends but now foes at the pinnacle of violent South Sudanese politics.
ILYA traces the key role of propaganda in Kenya’s Mau Mau anti-colonial rebellion – and examines how history is made.