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First Nations peoples tell of their resistance to fossil fuel corporations

Traditional Owners from the Beetaloo Basin and the Torres Strait told stories of resistance against the fossil fuel industry. Coral Wynter reports.

David McBride: ABC Four Corners program a ‘hit job’

Whistleblower David McBride believes the Four Corners story was a “planned hit job” and that the journalists downplayed the real issue — the need to stop war crimes. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Community gathers for deamalgamation

Labor rejects majority vote to demerge Inner West Council

The NSW Boundaries Commission has rejected the Inner West Council's bid to deamalgamate, despite 62.5% of residents voting to do so. Peter Boyle reports. 

Protesters call for native forests to be protected

Thousands of people joined the Bob Brown Foundation’s nation-wide “March for Forests”, aiming to ramp up pressure on Labor to stop logging scarce native forests. 

Community First campaigners with Renee Lees at prepoll

Strong results for progressive candidates in Queensland local elections

The Queensland Greens increased their representation on the Brisbane City Council and won significant swings in other wards at the local government election. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Australian Greens MPs, unionists sign on to demand Russian anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky's freedom

Greens MPs Larissa Waters, Max Chandler-Mather and Jenny Leong, as well as National Tertiary Education Union general secretary Damien Cahill and Geelong Trades Hall Council president Zeta Henderson, are among those calling for anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky’s release from a Russian prison. Federico Fuentes reports.

Jewish activists demand an end to Israel’s genocide, occupation, apartheid

On the 167th day of the latest genocide, the Tzedek Collective with Jews Against the Occupation ‘48 led a second public sit-in of diaspora Jews, Palestinians and allies to show solidarity with Palestine. Shula Kirovsky reports.

 

Veronica Koman, Jess Spear, Khaled Ghannam and Rebecca Meckelburg.

Ecosocialism 2024: New speakers announced

The full conference agenda for Ecosocialism 2024 has been released, with an exciting list of new speakers and panels. Fred Fuentes reports.

Palm Sunday protesters in Meanjin/Brisbane call for peace and a ceasefire, March 24

24 weeks of protest: 'We're not normalising genocide'

The traditional Palm Sunday rallies for peace and refugee rights were organised on the 24th week of continuous protests against Israel's genocide against the people of Gaza. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Victorian nurses reject gov’t enterprise offer

The Australian Nurses and Midwives Federation unanimously rejected Victorian Labor’s enterprise offer and will apply to the Fair Work Commission for a protected action ballot. Kerry Smith reports.

First Nations peace walk against AUKUS takes aim at Labor

First Nations people and supporters, including unionists, began a 400-kilometre peace walk against the AUKUS military alliance aiming to deliver a message to Canberra. Jim McIlroy reports.

Stop Black deaths in custody

Crossbench backs Lidia Thorpe on Black deaths royal commission recommendations

Gunnai Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has received crossbench backing for her call on Labor to implement the royal commission into Black deaths in custody’s recommendations. Isaac Nellist reports.