About 300 people attended a vigil organised by the Sydney Druze community in solidarity with the people of Sweida/Suwayda, Syria, at Martin Place on Gadigal Country/Sydney. Peter Boyle reports.
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Despite the NSW Public Service Association incumbents trying to weaponise the Members Coalition’s (MC) support for justice for Palestine, several MC members won spots in the recent delegate elections. Steve O'Brien reports.
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The Israeli military continued attacks on Gaza City, as protesters in Australia gear up for a major national rally. Pip Hinman and Alex Bainbridge report.
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A well-attended meeting at the Victorian Trades Hall endorsed the call for unions to join the National Day of Action on August 24. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Several hundred people attended climate organisation Rising Tide’s Action Camp at the Addison Road Community Centre. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Algal blooms are produced by a combination of temperature, sunlight and nutrients allowing aquatic microorganisms to multiply at exceptional rates. But, as Renfrey Clarke reports, the current catastrophe is unprecedented.
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The looming Combat Antisemitism Movement summit on the Gold Coast is backed by an assortment of human rights advocates, astroturfers, property developers and Zionist agitators, as Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon explain.
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Pas Forgione reports that, after nearly three and a half years in office, South Australian Labor has barely made a dent in the state’s acute housing shortage.
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Western Australian Labor’s proposed amendment to the Criminal Code, dubbed the “post and boast bill”, could easily be used against grassroots groups seeking to force Labor to act on various reforms. Maz Misiewicz reports.
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The Defend Dissent Coalition organised a protest against Labor’s “Social Cohesion Pledge”, which would further restrict the right to protest. Jake Maison reports.
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Pro-Palestine groups and individuals have responded to Labor’s announcement about recognising Palestine as a state with demands that it take concrete measures to stop Israel’s genocide. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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As we witness the genocide in Gaza, and a world descending deeper into fascism and war, creative protest and coalition-building helps build a strong and sustainable peace movement, writes Alexander Brown.