After just four weeks of the illegal war on Iran and Lebanon, working people are struggling to afford the higher petrol/diesel and other essential consumer goods, making this war already very unpopular. Mary Merkenich argues we have to find the ways to organise to force Labor to oppose it.
Join nationwide rallies organised by What Were You Wearing to demand an end to violence against women and children.
Thousands demanded an end to native forest logging and mining across the country in late March and in Western Australia, rallies also called for Alcoa to end mining in native forests. Harper McKinney reports.
Successive Australian governments’ misplaced priority on military “security” against a fictitious threat has left us without adequate fuel, food and transportation security, argues Bevan Ramsden.
On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss anti-war and refugee rights protests on Palm Sunday, Palestine Land Day and Trans Day of Visibility protests.
More than 250 people joined a bike ride protest across the Story Bridge because of pending state government restrictions on legal e-bike riders. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Wendy Thompson argues that LGBTIQ people need appropriate, accessible and competent services instead of police deployed for protests, mental health calls and hate crimes.
Andrew Chuter, a public and active transport campaigner, has warned that Labor’s decision to temporarily halve the fuel excise may worsen the impact of the Iran war fuel crisis. Peter Boyle reports.
The Rail Tram and Bus Union is calling on NSW Labor to follow Victoria and Tasmania and give commuters free or at least significantly reduced cost public transport. Jim McIlroy reports.
Solomon Doyle spoke to David Genford, president of the Australian Education Union, Tasmania, about the difficulties teachers and other public sector workers face, including unsustainable workloads, a lack of funding and not enough staff.
Activists protested outside the Ferra Engineering factory over its role in supplying critical F-35 fighter plane parts used by Israel in its genocide against Gazans. Alex Bainbridge reports.
A public forum at the Resistance Centre discussed how to build opposition to the United States-Israel led war on Iran and support self-determination for its people. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
