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NSW doctors challenge Labor’s bid to halt campaign for fair wages, conditions

NSW doctors have been campaigning for a new award for more than a year, after NSW Labor lifted the wages cap in 2023. Pip Hinman reports.

Cross-faith solidarity rally for Palestine

A ceasefire rally was organised by the Islamic community in Garramilla/Darwin in the wake of Israel’s renewed bombing in Palestine. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Magan-djin/Brisbane activists raised Palestinian colours on the Victoria Bridge

Pro-Palestine activists renew action as Israel’s genocide intensifies

Israel’s indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon, after United States President Donald Trump gave it the okay to unleash “all hell”, has re-ignited pro-Palestine protests across Australia.

NT Chief Minister under fire from ICAC, environment groups, supporters of voluntary assisted dying

The honeymoon, if there was one, is over for Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro. Suzanne James reports on the growing pushback against her riding roughshod over democracy.

NT MLA misleads parliament about support for mandatory sentencing

Laurie Zio, the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party Member for Fannie Bay, has been caught out misleading parliament about support for mandatory sentencing. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Protesters with flags and signs

Protesters take to the streets for Trans Day of Visibility

A spirited protest outside Queensland Premier David Crisafulli's Broadwater electorate office demanded the reinstatement of gender-affirming and lifesaving care for trans kids. Susan Price reports.

Momentum builds against NT govt’s mandatory sentencing regime

Frontline workers in the Northern Territory are pushing back against the Country-Liberal Party’s destructive “tough on crime” policies. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Justice not Jails says keeping children in police cells is ‘unacceptable’

Northern Territory Courts cut the after-hours bail service, creating more danger, particularly for minors. Stephen W Enciso reports on the community push-back.

Palestine campus activists, academics stand up to new McCarthyism

Rank-and-file activists within the National Tertiary Education Union organised a national day of action for Palestine at nine university campuses. Jim McIlroy reports.

Labor’s election budget fails on cost-of-living, housing and climate

Labor has delivered what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, with $17 billion in new tax cuts and $150 in energy rebates to each household for their next two bills. Peter Boyle reports.

WA Labor loses control of Legislative Council

WA Labor suffered an -18% swing against it, with the swing going largely to minor party and independent candidates. Blair Vidakovich reports.

Thousands join snap protests against Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza

As Israel unleashes more bombing terror across Gaza, protesters took to the streets in emergency snap actions across Australia. Pip Hinman reports.