Australia

While Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new social media ban for young people may appeal to worried parents, Luka Koerber writes it doesn’t address the real problems with social media platforms.

Protesters across the country called on Labor to reconsider the approval of three new coal mines. Coral Wynter reports. 

Hundreds joined a Human Rights Day vigil to support Uncle Robbie Thorpe's case against former Benjamin Netanyahu advisor Mark Regev, which was withdrawn by the Department of Public Prosecutions. Jacob Andrewartha reports. 

Isaac Nellist talks to Socialist Alliance Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton about the impact of the Woolworths warehouse strike and what it reveals about fighting for workers’ rights.

Protests against Israel’s war on Gaza took place across Australia for the 61st week as Amnesty International issued a report stating that Israel intended to commit genocide. 

Woolworths workers have been under pressure to cut corners on health and safety, and work faster as part of a system known as “the framework”. Matthew Piggott reports.

Protestors say war parts manufacturer Nupress could do “plenty of positive things” for medical technology, green energy and infrastructure rather than help Israel commit genocide in Gaza. Niko Leka reports.

Paul Gregoire writes that if the attorney general really cared about protecting whistleblowers, he would exercise his power and release Richard Boyle today.

Hundreds of people, including rank-and-file Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees Union members, attended a public meeting to discuss defending the union from Labor’s anti-union laws. Jordan AK reports.

Anti-Zionist organisations condemned the attack on a Melbourne synagogue saying it is “an attack on us all”. Kerry Smith reports.

Western Australia Senator Fatima Payman attended the United Workers Union picket line in Dandenong South to show her solidarity with their fight for respect at work. Chloe DS reports.

As the apocalyptic violence unleashed on Gaza grinds on and domestic opposition grows, Labor has resorted to backing an institutional assault on free speech. Sam Wainwright argues the only way to fight back is to keep speaking out.