A few hundred people attended a moving silent ceremony at Sydney Town Hall for Kumanjayi Little Baby, one of many around the country. Coral Wynter reports.
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Two thousand council workers took strike action, for the first time in decades, after more than 12 months of failed bargaining. Stephanie M reports on the Australian Services Union action.
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Unionists rallied outside the United States Consulate, calling for an end to the US bombing of Iran. Jim McIlroy that they also highlighted the great cost of US wars on Australian workers.
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Climate campaigners say NSW Labor's decision to open the state's west to gas exploration companies will harm the environment and make the transition to benign energy more difficult. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Join the national day of action to protect the NDIS on May 9.
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Jews Against the Occupation ’48 organised a “From Gadigal to Gaza Origami Flotilla” action at Coogee Beach in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla and the people of Gaza. Judith Treanor reports.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss anti-war campaigning and international solidarity with Cuba, Iran, Lebanon and Palestine.
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The first three activists arrested for defying Queensland anti-free speech laws faced court this week. Jonathan Strauss reports.
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Hundreds of community pre-school early child educators, members of the Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT, rallied outside NSW Parliament for better pay and working conditions. Rachel Evans reports.
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Members of the National Tertiary Education Union are taking protected industrial action for a better wages offer and improved conditions. Solomon Doyle reports.
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Workers across Australia joined millions around the world in marking May Day as the symbol of class solidarity and internationalism.
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More than 130 public homes in inner-city Waterloo will be destroyed within weeks, but many of the evicted residents still don’t know where they will be sent. Rachel Evans and Pip Hinman report.
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At least 350 people attended the annual Appin Massacre Memorial Day event, which blended mourning with a celebration of survival. Stephen Langford reports.
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Workers across eight councils are gearing up for a historic 24-hour strike in what is set to be the biggest industrial action in local government in many decades. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Ali Keshtkar argues the war has exposed the underlying contradictions of an economy already organised around property speculation, financialisation and energy profiteering.
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The massive investment in data centres to power rapid artificial intelligence growth has come under scrutiny for their enormous energy and water use. On this episode of the Green Left Show, Isaac Nellist talks to Ketan Joshi, Abigail Boyd and Sanaa Shah about the impact of data centres on climate and communities.
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Peter Boyle spoke to Graham Matthews, the Socialist Alliance spokesperson on disability rights, about the proposed cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme in the upcoming budget.
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Warren Smith from the Maritime Union of Australia said Dubai Port World’s push to automate its container terminal operations at four terminals across the country is a union-busting exercise. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Noongar man and unionist Clint Uink told the May Day rally on Whadjuk Noongar Country that truth-telling and political education can challenge and replace the system that harms workers.
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In her submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, Janet Parker writes that while antisemitism does exist, the only discrimination, harassment and abuse she has experienced has come from supporters of Zionism in the Jewish community.
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Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and abduction of civilians, including Australians, demands an explanation, argues Shamikh Badra.
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Graham Matthews joins the Green Left Show to discuss Labor’s planned cuts to the NDIS.
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Video of Alex Bainbridge speaking at the Justice for Palestine weekend of action against pro-genocide laws.
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Graduating students in Kobakma town, in Indonesian occupied West Papua’s Central Mamberamo Regency, were attacked by security forces, on May 5, for carrying their national flag in a celebratory parade, reports Susan Price.