Anti-racism

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.

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

Communities are demanding the NT Country Liberal Party bin its Territory Coordinator proposal, which gives unprecedented powers to unelected bureaucrats and ignores First Nations voices and solutions. Stephen W Enciso reports.

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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.

Protest albums from October 2024

Mat Ward looks back at October's political news and the best new music that related to it.

Hundreds of Palestinians have arrived in Australia looking for an opportunity to live in peace, after fleeing the hell of war in the Gaza Strip over the past year, writes Khaled Ghannam.

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Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the protests against the visit of “King” Charles and talk to NTEU national councillor Markela Panegyres about the recent vote to boycott Israel.

 

Tempest interviewed Marxist activist John Mullen about anti-capitalist organising and the need for unity to overcome divisions within the left in France.

After France’s recent parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron refused to allow the Nouveau Front Populaire left alliance to form government. Tempest interviewed Marxist activist John Mullen about the challenges facing the left in France following the formation of the new right-wing government.

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens reflects contemporary Australia's migrant experience — the sadness, tragedy, but also solidarity, compassion and humanity, writes Coral Wynter.

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Protesters marked the 49th week of resistance to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and demanded Labor end its complicity. Isaac Nellist reports. 

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We Vote For Palestine is urging local government candidates in New South Wales and Victoria to sign the pledge supporting an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Isaac Nellist reports.