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Free West Papuan political prisoners

More than 100 people marched for West Papua's freedom as part of a School Strike 4 Climate student strike . Alex Bainbridge reports.

Mano, a Tamil refugee from Sri Lanka who had lived in Australia for 12 years, committed suicide on August 27 after being denied permanent residency. Chris Slee reports.

Supporters of Palestinian rights rallied outside Fairfield City Council, calling on it to disclose and divest from any financial ties to Israel. Neville Spencer reports.

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Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen are joined by Nova Sobieralski to discuss Labor's attacks on the CFMEU and the NDIS amendment bill, and talk to socialist council candidate Rachel Evans

While almost all the candidates contesting the City of Sydney mayoral position say affordable housing is a critical issue, only some actually want to make the changes needed to make it so. Jim McIlroy reports.

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Tens of thousands of trade unionists took to the streets around the country to demonstrate their opposition to Labor’s new anti-Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union law.

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The week Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris pledged to continue to support Israel, thousands continued to protest Labor's support for the genocide in Gaza. Isaac Nellist reports. 

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Isaac Nellist speaks with Chloe DS about the encampments set up by refugees in Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal Country/Sydney to demand permanent visas and with Ben Radford about the history and wins of the Palestine solidarity movement in Latin America. 

No Weapons for Genocide, Food not Bombs and University of Newcastle Students for Palestine protested outside the annual Hunter Defence Conference in Cessnock. Kerry Smith reports.

Australian Education Union TAFE members joined a state-wide strike on August 21, the first time in 12 years the teachers have taken strike action. Allen Jennings reports.

Labor passed its draconian anti-Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union bill through parliament on August 20, by six votes. Sue Bull and Pip Hinman report.

Thousands marched in the 45th weekend of consecutive protests for Palestine, as the official death toll in Gaza passed 40,000. Isaac Nellist reports.