Labor pretends to support a ceasefire on Gaza, but as Sue Bull argues, it has refused to take concrete steps to sanction Israel. It is therefore helping give Israel the political cover聽it needs to continue its now nearly nine-month genocide.
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Rents must be frozen and the housing-price casino has to be shut down, starting with the tax rorts. Tax incentives should be available only for building new housing that adds to existing stock, argues Renfrey Clarke.
The inspirational Gaza solidarity encampments, initiated by university students across the world, pose a sharp challenge to Western governments complicit in Israel鈥檚 genocide, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
Labor鈥檚 package to help women escape violence is welcome but not nearly enough. Angela Carr argues that we need to be clear on what drives men to commit violence against women and address that, as well as assisting victim/survivors.
Socialist Alliance condemns Israel and its聽Western聽allies, including Australia, for聽their聽role in escalating conflict in the聽Middle East.
Labor's draconian bill, which聽would allow聽the immigration minister聽to send asylum seekers back to countries where they could be killed, is one of the worst decisions it has made since being elected, argues Sue Bull.
The Anthony Albanese government鈥檚 treatment of Palestinian refugees escaping the genocide in Gaza presents another blatant example of state-sponsored racism, argues Jonathan Strauss.
Labor is playing a聽game over Gaza. To claim to support a ceasefire while arming and giving political cover to the perpetrators of genocide is sick cynicism, argues Sam Wainwright.
The Palestine solidarity movement is shaking politics up:聽81%聽want聽Israel to ceasefire聽and 53% want Labor to take more action to achieve a ceasefire. Chloe DS reports.
Labor鈥檚 鈥済rave concern鈥 about a 鈥渃atastrophic鈥 military operation in Rafah is not enough, says the Socialist Alliance. It must respect Palestinians鈥 calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, with no conditions.
Globally, the Palestine movement鈥檚 demand for an arms embargo on Israel has had some success. We need to keep up the pressure here, argues Sue Bolton.
Nobody who supports justice could consider cutting funds to the main organisation trying to support Gazans fleeing from one end of the Gaza Strip to the other. Labor聽has to be pressured to reverse its untenable position, argues聽Alex Bainbridge.
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