Defence minister Richard Marles and foreign affairs minister Penny Wong groveled more than usual at the annual AUSMIN meeting as they promised to push forward on AUKUS nuclear submarines and bases. Pip Hinman reports.
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Thousands of people took to the streets in solidarity with Gaza, and all Palestinians, in Australia last week, as Israel stoked a regional war in the Middle East. Pip Hinman, Chloe DS and Alex Bainbridge report.
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The day after scientists marked the hottest day on record, Labor's federal resources minister Madeleine King announced new gas exploration permits for fossil fuel giants. Pip Hinman reports.
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Activists from the newly-formed Willoughby for Palestine spoke to their council about it supporting a ceasefire motion, as other councils have done. Pip Hinman reports.
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Australia’s nuclear regulator greenlit the Australian Submarine Agency to proceed with plans for a nuclear waste storage facility at HMAS Stirling Base in Rockingham, Western Australia. Pip Hinman reports.
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Teachers have joined the union covering school cleaners in NSW to campaign for the Labor government to bring school cleaning back in-house. Pip Hinman reports.
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As Israel ramps up its threats on Iran, Syria and Lebanon, the campaign to abolish nuclear weapons has never been so urgent, writes Pip Hinman.
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Despite enormous pressure and threats of losing their jobs, public servants continue to organise to demand Labor takes a stand against Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Pip Hinman reports.
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Megan Krakouer, Menang woman of the Noongar Nation, said the rate of incarceration of First Nations people is “out of control” and suicides are rising at an alarming rate. Pip Hinman reports.
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Whistleblowers and journalists who expose the hypocrisy, double standards and crimes of the powerful must be protected and supported, write Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman.
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For the 37th consecutive week protesters took to the streets around the country to protest Labor’s complicity in Israel being able to continue its genocide in Gaza for nine months.
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Richard Boyle, who exposed serious misconduct in the Australian Taxation Office, lost his appeal to be protected under whistleblower laws. Pip Hinman reports.