Niko Leka

Rising Tide: ‘We have to build a movement to stop coal’

Niko Leka asked Alexa Stewart from Rising Tide about the protest in Muloobinba/Newcastle in November to block the world’s biggest coal port.

Protesters march on NSW Parliament. Photo: Peter Boyle

World Environment Day protests demand urgent action on climate, scrap anti-protest laws

Climate activists and unionists rallied in various cities for World Environment Day, calling for an end to new coal and gas projects for anti-protest laws to be scrapped. Jim McIlroy, Sue Bull & Niko Leka report. 

Video: A participant reflects on the Newcastle Climate Camp 2023 and direct action that stopped a coal train

Niko Leka reflects on the April 15–16 Climate Camp protest in Mulubinba/Newcastle that took direct action to stop a coal train.

A rising tide of climate activists stop coal train

Climate activists stopped a coal train at Sandgate, near Newcastle, for several hours in protest at the damaging industry. Niko Leka reports.

Join the movement to shut down the world’s biggest coal port

A Rising Tide climate camp, from April 14-17, is set to launch a campaign to shut down the world’s biggest coal port by 2030. Niko Leka reports.

Smash the patriarchy, marchers sing on International Women’s Day

The Hunter Workers Women’s Committee continued the tradition of loud and proud street marches with its International Women’s Day. Niko Leka reports.

Protester holds sign reading 'We are the grand children of the ancestors you couldn't kill'

Thalia Anthony: ‘Colonialism continues in Alice Springs’

In a recent address, Professor Thalia Anthony discussed colonisation through a Marxist framework, including the ongoing impacts on First Nations people in Alice Springs. Niko Leka reports.

Packed-out lecture hears Behrouz Boochani talk of freedom

Kurdish Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani launched his new book at UNSW, telling a packed-out audience that thousands of refugees are still in limbo. Niko Leka reports.

Challenger ticket wins 39% of NSW Nurses and Midwives Association vote

In the first contested election in the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Union since 2003, John-Paul Marx, who ran on “A Smarter Union” ticket, received 38.7% of the vote. Niko Leka reports.

Vale Margaret McLellan, 1942-2022

Margaret McLellan travelled to East Timor, visited refugees in the Villawood Detention Centre and was involved in the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and Christians for Peace. Steve O'Brien and Niko Leka reflect on her life.

Never forget: SIEV-X memorial unveiled

Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy organised a ceremony to mark the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the tragic sinking of SIEV-X 21 years ago. Niko Leka reports.

Nurses taking action at Westmead Hospital on September 1.

Is Labor committing to ratios for nurses and midwives?

New South Wales Labor decided in May that it no longer supports its 2015 and 2019 policy for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. Niko Leka reports.