Pip Hinman

Waverley Council removes Deputy Mayor for supporting Gaza ceasefire

An extraordinary meeting of Waverley Council decided to remove the Green Deputy Mayor and another Green Councillor — a a censure for supporting a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Pip Hinman reports.

NSW Premier, police threaten Palestinian Australians and supporters

NSW Labor is pulling out all stops to intimidate Palestinian Australians and their supporters from protesting Israel’s horrific attack on the 2.3 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip. Pip Hinman reports

Koalas are threatened by habitat destruction

NSW Labor forced to take first step towards promised koala park

NSW Labor announced it would stop logging in "high value" forests in the mid-north coast, but critics say logging must end across the entire proposed Great Koala National Park area. Pip Hinman reports. 

Celeste Liddle on the Voice: ‘Truth-telling is the first important step’

Arrente woman Celeste Liddle believes that fear is winning the day in the Voice referendum discussion and that a process of truth-telling first could have achieved a different result. Pip Hinman and Ruth Heymann report.

Outside the Australian Embassy in Manila

Anti-war protesters tell Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 'AUKUS out of Asia'

A clear anti-AUKUS message was sent to PM Anthony Albanese a day before he arrived in the Philippines for talks with President Marcos on greater militarisation in the South China Sea. Pip Hinman reports. 

Calls grow to fix environment law’s ‘massive blind spot’ on carbon emissions

There are growing calls on Minister Tanya Plibersek to ensure the country's main environment law takes climate change into account when assessing new fossil fuel and forestry projects. Pip Hinman reports.

Pacific elders to Australia: No support for your COP31 bid until you end fossil fuel subsidies

Pacific elders are speaking out against Australia’s bid to host COP31, scheduled for 2026. Pip Hinman reports.

Communities call for binding plebiscites on NSW council demergers

Grantley Ingram from the Demerge NSW Alliance said the 2016 forced amalgamation of councils has been a “failure” and called on NSW MPs to support binding plebiscites on council deamalgamations. Pip Hinman reports.

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day march says ‘No’ to AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

Another protest called on Labor to scrap the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and to sign the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman report.

Warning about ‘nuclear sharing’ falls on deaf ears at NPT meeting

The International Atomic Energy Agency's in-principle agreement to Australia's AUKUS nuclear submarines sets a risky precedent for 'nuclear sharing'. Pip Hinman reports.

 

CFMEU’s housing plan deserves support

A CFMEU initiative for a corporate super profit tax to fund social and affordable housing couldn’t have come at a better time. Pip Hinman reports.

Talisman Sabre war rehearsals focus on interoperability

Against the backdrop of AUKUS, this year’s biennial Talisman Sabre war rehearsals in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales will involve the biggest number of countries yet. Pip Hinman reports.