Australia

Forestry Tasmania logs ancient West Kunanyi Range forests

Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Ruth Langford was among several people arrested for trying to defend ancient forests in the West Kunanyi Range. Kerry Smith reports.

Naser Alziyadat: Combating anti-Palestinian and Islamophobia requires ‘mental decolonisation’

Islamophobia Register’s report has found a disturbing surge of in-person and online incidents of Islamophobia over 2023-2024 — more than double those from the previous year. Janet Parker spoke to Naser Alziyadat, one of the report’s authors. 

NSW doctors challenge Labor’s bid to halt campaign for fair wages, conditions

NSW doctors have been campaigning for a new award for more than a year, after NSW Labor lifted the wages cap in 2023. Pip Hinman reports.

Confirmed: AUKUS aims to turn Australia into giant US base

Both major parties have remained in full support of the AUKUS military pact, which locks Australia into the United States’ war plans. Pip Hinman reports. 

Palestine is the issue

Jews Against the Occupation ’48 is calling on Labor to heed the latest United Nations report and not participate in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

Cross-faith solidarity rally for Palestine

A ceasefire rally was organised by the Islamic community in Garramilla/Darwin in the wake of Israel’s renewed bombing in Palestine. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Magan-djin/Brisbane activists raised Palestinian colours on the Victoria Bridge

Pro-Palestine activists renew action as Israel’s genocide intensifies

Israel’s indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon, after United States President Donald Trump gave it the okay to unleash “all hell”, has re-ignited pro-Palestine protests across Australia.

NT Chief Minister under fire from ICAC, environment groups, supporters of voluntary assisted dying

The honeymoon, if there was one, is over for Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro. Suzanne James reports on the growing pushback against her riding roughshod over democracy.

NT MLA misleads parliament about support for mandatory sentencing

Laurie Zio, the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party Member for Fannie Bay, has been caught out misleading parliament about support for mandatory sentencing. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Protesters with flags and signs

Protesters take to the streets for Trans Day of Visibility

A spirited protest outside Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's Broadwater electorate office demanded the reinstatement of gender-affirming and lifesaving care for trans kids. Susan Price reports.

Protest albums from March 2025

If you’re angry about the world, listen to these 10 new albums

Mat Ward looks back at March’s political news and the best new music that related to it.

Momentum builds against NT govt’s mandatory sentencing regime

Frontline workers in the Northern Territory are pushing back against the Country-Liberal Party’s destructive “tough on crime” policies. Stephen W Enciso reports.