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“We have been hoping and waiting in vain,” Jews Against the Occupation 48 states in an open letter to the Prime Minister. “Nothing in the past twelve months has propelled you into meaningful action.” See below to sign on.

The major parties want to entrench a system of unfairly distributed electoral funding and corporate donations to pay for their manipulative misinformation campaigns, and to stir up racism, misogyny and bigotry against minorities. Peter Boyle reports.

While the success or failure of ICC warrants rely on countries’ observance of international human rights conventions, the warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant have boosted the global pro-Palestine movement. Binoy Kampmark reports. 

National rallies across Australia demanded that Australia cut ties with Israel, as per the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.  

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While incoming United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration is still a month-and-a-half away, he is preparing the ground for his second term, reports Barry Sheppard.

Japan was invited for the first time to discuss joining AUKUS with Australia and the United States at a meeting of defence ministers in Darwin. Paul Gregoire reports.

People's Blockade participants explain why they attended, what they think about the NSW government's attempts to suppress the protest and why we need to end coal and gas.

While UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged COP29 delegates to act urgently on mitigating rising temperatures, the fossil fuel industry heard the sound of money changing hands. Binoy Kampmark reports.

NSW Labor blames overworked workers, but the Australian Medical Association says the NSW Health budget is “failing to meet patient demand”. Suzanne James reports on cuts being planned for Cootamundra.

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The Forgotten Pacific sheds light on how island communities are weaving indigenous knowledge with modern solutions to adapt, rebuild and protect their homelands from the devastating impacts of climate change, write Coral Wynter and Jim McIlroy.

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Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad’s On Cuba will inspire new readers about the achievements of this small country standing up to United States imperialism and providing a beacon of internationalism and solidarity, writes Stephen Langford.