National liberation

Attempts to shut down protests marking 12 months of Israel’s genocide in Gaza backfired, leading to the biggest protests this year in Gadigal Country/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne. Pip Hinman reports.

Isaac Nellist discusses Israel’s latest attacks on Lebanon and talks to Zack Schofield, an activist with Rising Tide, about Labor’s expansion of coal mining in New South Wales and how we can resist.

Socialist Alliance condemns Israel’s deadly escalation of its war and terrorism in Lebanon and calls on the Anthony Albanese Labor government to respect international law and immediately do the same.

Join protests to mark 12 months of Israel’s continued genocidal assault on Gaza.

Thousands joined protests across the country to condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza and Lebanon as Israel escalated its attacks.

Concert for Gaza

Despite facing political censorship and other obstacles, the 1500-capacity Sydney Town Hall was packed out for the Voces Caelestium ensemble’s charity concert for Gaza, reports Khaled Ghannam.

crowd at an election rally and inset photo of AKD

Sri Lanka’s presidential elections represent a historic change in representative politics and mark a new beginning, with many challenges for progressive forces, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

Australia’s abstention on a United Nations General Assembly resolution against Israel’s occupation of Palestine shows how much it is failing Palestinian people and international law, Sam Wainwright told Peter Boyle

Palestine solidarity rally in Magan-djin/Brisbane, September 20

The 50th week of continuous protests against Israel’s genocide came days after their terrorist attacks on the people of Lebanon with exploding pagers and walkie-talkies.

Health workers who have returned from Gaza told a 150-strong public meeting and fundraiser in Boorloo/Perth about the critical shortages and dangers for patients and medical workers. They also said Labor must be held to account. Janet Parker reports.

protester with a sign

In the occupied West Bank, Israel’s project of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians reached a new stage on August 28, when it launched its biggest invasion and assault on the territory in 22 years, report Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will host a weapons bazaar that ought to be called “The Merchants of Death”. Binoy Kampmark reports.