Thousands took to the streets in Montreal over November 22‒24 in combined protests in solidarity with Palestine and against a NATO gathering being held in the city, reports Jeff Shantz.
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Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe told a rally that First Nations and climate movements need to unite to win just demands for land and climate. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Australia West Papua Association and supporters raised the Morning Star flag at Leichhardt Town Hall to show solidarity with West Papuan’s struggle for self-determination. Isaac Nellist reports.
Despite COP29 overrunning by 33 hours to finalise negotiations, the United Nations Conference of Parties on climate change ended without any agreements to meaningfully confront the climate crisis, reports Ben Radford.
Senators Lidia Thorpe, Fatima Payman and Mehreen Faruqi are using their positions to fight back against the systemic racism that Senator Pauline Hanson represents, argues Pip Hinman.
A controversial and divisive bill that aims to undermine the rights of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Māori people had its first reading and brought parliament to a halt, reports Zara Lomas.
About 1 million workers across Peru went on strike to demand that the government act against rising violence and extortion at the hands of organised criminal groups, reports Ben Radford.
Several hundred people marched through the southern Ecuadorean city of Cuenca to protest the Ibero-American Summit, reports Ben Radford.
Former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery maintains that the decriminalisation of cannabis would benefit the community, including by removing criminal profiteering in the drug market. Paul Gregoire reports.
The newly elected Northern Territory Country Liberal Party has set to work on its “tough on crime” agenda by demonising incarcerated young people. Stephen W Enciso reports.
Australia has refused the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s order to provide “an effective and enforceable remedy” to the Wunna Nyiyaparli people of Western Australia’s eastern Pilbara region. Paul Gregoire reports.
Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton, who has been re-elected to Merri-bek Council for a fourth term, spoke to Chloe DS about her plans.
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