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Community Radio 3CR’s annual Radiothon is coming up, with a fundraising target of $275,000 by the end of June to keep the station operating, reports Stephanie.

A Voice for Members, a rank-and-file ticket contesting the Community and Public Sector Union elections, organised a protest against Labor’s proposed job cuts. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Workers at the Allied Pinnacle Altona, who produce baked goods for supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths, took their third consecutive weekly strike action on May 28. Adam Bremner reports.

The Feminism in the Time of Gaza forum, organised by Australian Palestine Advocacy Network, was packed to capacity, writes Mary Merkenich.

 

As capitalism’s inherent barbarism is being exposed via the West’s enabling of genocide in Gaza, organisers of the Ecosocialism 2025 conference are confident its program will attract significant interest. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

 

Lionel Bopage writes that Gaetano Greco was a man who worked to change the world, not just interpret it.

Housing campaigner Jordan van den Lamb, the Victorian Socialists’ lead Senate candidate, spoke to Chloe DS about solutions for the housing crisis and tactics to build renters’ rights and housing affordability.

Four hundred people protested the police murder of young Somali man Abdifatah Ahmed, calling for more funds for mental health and an independent investigation into the shooting. Coral Wynter reports.

Palestine supporters protested outside the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Palestinian Children’s Day. Chloe DS reports.

Four speakers addressed a public forum organised by Australian Advocacy for Good Governance in Sri Lanka. Chris Slee reports.

More than 1000 people rallied outside Parliament House to oppose Labor’s proposed anti-protest laws. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Hundreds of people gathered outside Victorian Parliament House to oppose Victorian Labor’s introduction of the toughest bail laws in the country. Jacob Andrewartha and Kalindi Salvo Sampson report.