Disabled people are furious at NSW Labor’s failure to implement even basic recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission, the NDIS review and countless NSW Housing and Ombudsman reports. Suzanne James reports.
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In the context of racist far-right marches — including attacks on First Nations-led Camp Sovereignty — the recent Ecosocialism 2025 conference in featured a panel of four First Nations women deeply involved in the struggle for sovereignty. Ben Radford reports.
More than 700 people gathered on the steps of WA parliament to demand that Labor ban fracking in the Kimberley. Sam Wainwright reports.
Responding to the genocidal starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, Merri-bek Council passed another motion calling for sanctions on Israel. Jordan Shukri AK Armaou-Massoud reports.
AUKUS makes it more, not less, likely for Australia to be involved in a United States war on China, but not because the government has had no say. Labor has chosen to be the US’ deputy sheriff, argues Pip Hinman.
How is it that a peaceful, family-oriented gathering at Bondi Beach, initiated by Jews Against the Occupation ’48, was met with racist, intimidating abuse from Zionists waving Israeli flags and white supremacists draped in Australian flags, asks Judith Treanor?
Doctors working in public hospitals have voted to overwhelmingly reject NSW Labor’s latest pay offer, with 75% voting “no”. Kerry Smith reports.
As Israel intensified its assault on Gaza, its supporters in Australia gathered at a luxury resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast to discuss how to stop criticism of the state of Israel by labelling it antisemitic. Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran report.
The National Tertiary Education Union, together with the Australian Services Union and the Community and Public Sector Union, among others, joined a national protest to demand that Labor impose sanctions on Israel. Pip Hinman, Jim McIlroy, Jacob Andrewartha and Markela Panegyres report.
Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe said a Treaty process that does not address the “continuous theft of our land and destruction of our sacred sites undermines our very survival”. Kerry Smith reports.
Barat Ali Batoor, a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, told a forum he had hoped that Labor in government would be better than its predecessor, but that it is imposing a “brutal regime”. Chris Slee reports.
John Englart died unexpectedly at his Fawkner home with his beloved chihuahuas, Juliet and Jones, close by. Andrea Bunting writes about the life of this leading campaigner for social justice and climate action.
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