Veteran socialist activist and filmmaker Jill Hickson will be missed, but her legacy of powerful films, many of which were made with John Reynolds, live on. Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman reflect on her enormous contribution to creating a better world.
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This replacement of really affordable housing by luxury apartments is starting, as the Inner West Council tells residents to evict. Jamil Stone and Rachel Evans report.
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The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association has welcomed NSW Labor reaching an in-principle agreement for the Northern Beaches Hospital to become public. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Protesters are gearing up for a three-day arms bazaar, which will host some of the biggest weapons’ corporations that have profited from two years of genocide in Gaza. Pip Hinman reports.
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The NSW Supreme Court has ruled that NSW Labor’s anti-protest laws, which included giving police new powers to move on protesters near places of worship, are unconstitutional. Pip Hinman reports.
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Housing activists protested outside a public housing complex that is being demolished. Isaac Nellist reports.
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We must stay alert to the likelihood that Palestinians will be betrayed again, as Donald Trump’s so-called peace plan — or rather ultimatum into submission — is being negotiated, writes Jepke Goudsmit.
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Opponents of NSW Labor’s planning law changes say they are a gift to developers and make it easier to approve fossil fuel projects. Jim McIlroy reports.
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A group of Zionists are taking Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane to the Federal Court of Australia, claiming that to be “anti-Israel” is “anti-Jewish” and therefore “antisemitic”. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Peter Slezak told a vigil that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is an empty gesture and his silence on the genocide in Palestine will not be forgotten.
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When NSW Labor came to power, there was hope that the housing affordability crisis might ease. Now, after two years on, those hopes have been dashed, writes Andrew Chuter.
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The Doctors Union said the NSW Industrial Relations Commission’s ruling vindicates its case for more funding to ease pressure on the mental health system. Pip Hinman reports.